Aubrey Beardsley - In the present age, alas! Our pens are ravished by...

In the present age, alas! Our pens are ravished by unlettered authors and unmannered critics, that make a havoc rather than a building, a wilderness rather than a garden. But, a lack! What boots it to drop tears upon the preterit?

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In the present age, alas! Our pens are ravished by unlettered authors and unmannered critics, that make a havoc rather than a building, a wilderness rather than a garden. But, a lack! What boots it to drop tears upon the preterit?

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