The characteristic of Chaucer is intensity of Spencer, remoteness of Milton elevation and of Shakespeare everything. (William Hazlitt)

The characteristic of Chaucer is intensity of Spencer, remoteness of Milton elevation and of Shakespeare everything.

William Hazlitt

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