Thomas Love Peacock quote: Modern literature is a north-east wind--a blight of the human soul. I take credit to myself for having helped to ...

Modern literature is a north-east wind--a blight of the human soul. I take credit to myself for having helped to make it so. The way to produce fine fruit is to blight the flower. You call this a paradox. Marry, so be ...

~ Thomas Love Peacock ~

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