A work, however, should be judged by its design and its execution, and not by any preconceived notion of what it ought to be according to the critic, rather than the author.


Introduction. - The Literary Character, Illustrated by the History of Men of Genius (1795-1822)


A work, however, should be judged by its design and its execution, and not by any preconceived notion of what it ought to be according to the critic, ...

A work, however, should be judged by its design and its execution, and not by any preconceived notion of what it ought to be according to the critic, ...

A work, however, should be judged by its design and its execution, and not by any preconceived notion of what it ought to be according to the critic, ...

A work, however, should be judged by its design and its execution, and not by any preconceived notion of what it ought to be according to the critic, ...