William Hazlitt's Quote - If we wish to know the force of human genius, we should read Shake

Quote by William Hazlitt

If we wish to know the force of human genius, we should read Shake

If we wish to know the force of human genius, we should read Shakespeare. If we wish to see the insignificance of human learning, we may study his commentators. – William Hazlitt

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