Edwin Whipple
Edwin Whipple
Edwin Percy Whipple was an American essayist and critic...
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Of the three prerequisites of genius; the first is soul; the second is soul; and the third is soul.
order
Knowledge, like religion, must be ''experienced'' in order to be known.
merit
Felicity, not fluency of language, is a merit
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Cheerfulness in most cheerful people, is the rich and satisfying result of strenuous discipline
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Irony is an insult conveyed in the form of a compliment
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An epigram often flashes light into regions where reason shines but dimly