There is not a single
real poet or prose-writer of this century, for instance, on whom the
British public have not solemnly conferred of immorality, and
these diplomas practically take the place, with us, of what in France,
is the formal recognition of an Academy of Letters, and fortunately make
the establishment of such an institution quite unnecessary in England.
real poet or prose-writer of this century, for instance, on whom the
British public have not solemnly conferred of immorality, and
these diplomas practically take the place, with us, of what in France,
is the formal recognition of an Academy of Letters, and fortunately make
the establishment of such an institution quite unnecessary in England.
Oscar Wilde - Aphorisms, the Soul of Man
