Lytton Strachey Quotes - Page 2

• But Racine's extraordinary powers as a writer become still more obvious when we consider that besides being a great poet he is also a great psychologist.

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  Poetic, Psychologist, Obvious

  Lytton Strachey (2016). “Delphi Complete Works of Lytton Strachey (Illustrated)”, p.64, Delphi Classics

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• Englishmen have always loved Moliere.

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  Englishmen

  Lytton Strachey (1965). “Spectatorial Essays”

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• How far the existence of the Academy has influenced French literature, either for good or for evil, is an extremely dubious question.

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  Hygiene, Evil, Dubious

  Lytton Strachey (2016). “Delphi Complete Works of Lytton Strachey (Illustrated)”, p.39, Delphi Classics

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• When the French nation gradually came into existence among the ruins of the Roman civilization in Gaul, a new language was at the same time slowly evolved.

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  Civilization, Ruins, Language

  Lytton Strachey (2016). “Delphi Complete Works of Lytton Strachey (Illustrated)”, p.22, Delphi Classics

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• The stability and peace which seemed to be so firmly established by the brilliant monarchy of Francis I vanished with the terrible outbreak of the Wars of Religion.

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  Peace, War, Brilliant

  Lytton Strachey (2016). “Delphi Complete Works of Lytton Strachey (Illustrated)”, p.37, Delphi Classics

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