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Philistine must have originally meant, in the mind of those who invented the nickname, a strong, dogged, unenlightened opponent of the children of the light.
Essays in Criticism (1865)
On the breast of that huge Mississippi of falsehood called History, a foam-bell more or less is no consequence.
Essays in Criticism (1865)
Poetry is simply the most beautiful, impressive and widely effective mode of saying things, and hence its importance.
Essays in Criticism (1865)
It is not in my nature, some of my critics would rather say, not in my power, to dispute on behalf of any opinion, even my own, very obstinately.
Essays in Criticism (1865)
The great apostle of the Philistines, Lord Macaulay
Essays in Criticism (1865)