| Simpson’s Contemporary Quotations, compiled by James B. Simpson. 1988. |
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| NUMBER: | 7411 |
| AUTHOR: | A E Housman |
| QUOTATION: | Great literature should do some good to the reader: must quicken his perception though dull, and sharpen his discrimination though blunt, and mellow the rawness of his personal opinions. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Quoted in report on Great Books discussion groups, NY Times 28 Feb 85 |
| SUBJECTS: | Communications & the Arts: Literature: Observers & Critics |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
| WORKS: | A E Housman Collection. |
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