Yet Aristotle's excellence of substance, so far from...

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Yet Aristotle's excellence of substance, so far from being associated with the grand style, is associated with something that at times comes perilously near jargon.

Irving Babbitt
Quote by Irving Babbitt about style, being.
Irving Babbitt

Irving Babbitt 1865-1933, american Critic

Was born on: 02 aug 1865.
Died on 15 jul 1933, at 67 years old.
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