Quote#Wisdom
The doctrine of Shakespeare, where it is not vaguer, is darker in its…
Quote byAlgernon Charles Swinburne · 1837–1909
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Age of Shakespeare (1908), 2. "John Webster", pp. 30-31.
English (original)
The doctrine of Shakespeare, where it is not vaguer, is darker in its implication of injustice, in its acceptance of accident, than the impression of the doctrine of Æschylus.
— Algernon Charles Swinburne
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