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Sometimes a noble failure serves the world as faithfully as a distinguished success.

~Edward Dowden

Topics: Distinguished Failure Faithfully Noble Serve Sometimes Success World

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Browning's tragedies are tragedies without villains.

~Edward Dowden

Topics: Tragedies Villains Without

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For a poet to depict a poet in poetry is a hazardous experiment; in regarding one's own trade a sense of humour and a little wholesome cynicism are not amiss.

~Edward Dowden

Topics: Cynicism Depict Experiment Hazardous Humour Little Own Poet Poetry Regarding Sense Trade Wholesome

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Biography

Nationality: Irish

Type: Critic

Born: May 3rd, 1843

Died: April 4th, 1913

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