Criticism is properly the rod of divination: a hazel switch… - Arthur Symons

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Criticism is properly the rod of divination: a hazel switch for the discovery of buried treasure, not a birch twig for the castigation of offenders.

Arthur Symons

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Arthur William Symons (February 28, 1865 – January 22, 1945) was a British poet and critic.

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Criticism is properly the rod of divination: a hazel switch for the discovery of buried treasure, not a birch twig for the castigation of offenders. - Arthur Symons

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