Criticism is the endeavour to find, to know, to love, to re… - George Saintsbury

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Criticism is the endeavour to find, to know, to love, to recommend, not only the best, but all the good, that has been known and thought and written in the world.

George Saintsbury

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George Edward Bateman Saintsbury (23 October 1845 – 28 January 1933) was a prolific and popular English historian and literary scholar.

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Birth Name: George Edward Bateman Saintsbury

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