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Literary Remains of the Late William Hazlitt: With a Notice of His Life

This volume compiles a selection of essays and literary pieces written by William Hazlitt, a prominent 19th-century British essayist and critic. It also includes a biographical sketch that provides insight into Hazlitt's life and career. more

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William Hazlitt
William Hazlitt

William Hazlitt, born on April 10, 1778, was an influential English essayist and literary critic. His works are renowned for their sharp observations and profound insights, which have had a lasting impact on 19th-century British literature. more

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“The average educated man in America has about as much knowledge of what a political idea is as he has of the principles of counterpoint. Each is a thing used in politics or music which those fellows who practice politics or music manipulate somehow. Show him one and he will deny that it is politics at all. It must be corrupt or he will not recognize it. He has only seen dried figs. He has only thought dried thoughts. A live thought or a real idea is against the rules of his mind.”