Milton

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As civilisation advances, poetry almost necessarily declines... In proportion as men know more and think more, they look less at individuals and more at classes. They therefore make better theories and worse poems.

Thomas Babington Macaulay

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Topic

Poetry Downsides of progress

Author

Thomas Babington Macaulay

Source

Milton Edinburgh Review

Medium

Essay

Language

English

Time

1825 1820s 19th century

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Citation

Macaulay, Thomas Babington. "Milton." Edinburgh Review, 1825.