What is important, then, is not that the critic should...

Quote by Walter Pater about objects, literary critic, beauty, power, being

What is important, then, is not that the critic should possess a correct abstract definition of beauty for the intellect, but a certain kind of temperament, the power of being deeply moved by the presence of beautiful objects.

Quote by Walter Pater about objects, literary critic, beauty, power, being.
Walter Pater

Walter Pater 1839 - 1894, english critic

Life period: 1839 - 1894

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