Quote#Poetry
It is long since Mr. Carlyle expressed his opinion that if any poet…
Quote byAlgernon Charles Swinburne · 1837–1909
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Under the Microscope (1872), p. 5.
English (original)
It is long since Mr. Carlyle expressed his opinion that if any poet or other literary creature could really be "killed off by one critique" or many, the sooner he was so despatched the better; a sentiment in which I for one humbly but heartily concur.
— Algernon Charles Swinburne
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