(...) and it is vain, no doubt, to imagine such a man diffe… - Matthew Arnold

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(...) and it is vain, no doubt, to imagine such a man different from what he is, to suppose that he could have been different.

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Matthew Arnold (December 24 1822 – April 15 1888) was an English poet, essayist and cultural critic. He also pursued a career as an inspector of schools.

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For the creation of a masterwork of literature two powers must concur, the power of the man and the power of the moment, and the man is not enough without the moment.

Hither and thither spins The wind-borne mirroring soul, A thousand glimpses wins, And never sees a whole.

(...) and it is vain, no doubt, to imagine such a man different from what he is, to suppose that he could have been different. - Matthew Arnold

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