The purity of the critical ermine, like that of the judicial, is often soiled by contact with politics. - Edwin Percy Whipple

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The purity of the critical ermine, like that of the judicial, is often soiled by contact with politics.

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About Edwin Percy Whipple

Edwin Percy Whipple (March 8, 1819 – June 16, 1886) was a literary critic and essayist from Massachusetts.

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Alternative Names: Edwin P. Whipple
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