“With no other privilege than that of sympathy and sincere good wishes, I would address an affectionate exhortation to the youthful literati, grounded on my own experience. It will be but short; for the beginning, middle, and end converge to one charge: NEVER PURSUE LITERATURE AS A TRADE.”
Quote by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
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Biographia Literaria: Or, Biographical Sketches of My Literary Life and Opinions
This work is a comprehensive reflection on the author's life and thoughts, intertwining personal anecdotes with literary analysis and philosophical musings. more
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