 And yet it fills me with wonder, that, in almost all countries, the most ancient poets are considered as the best: whether it be that every other kind of knowledge is an acquisition gradually attained, and poetry is a gift conferred at once; or that the...  Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia - Page 27by Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 135 pagesFull view - About this book
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