It is a commonplace
Title
It is a commonplace
Quotation
It is a commonplace that words, writings, measures, and performances in general, have qualities assigned them not by a direct judgment on the performances themselves, but by a presumption of what they are likely to be, considering who is the performer.
Text
Impressions of Theophrastus Such
Source
(1: 1: 169)
Subject
Perspective, Judgement
Publisher
Published by the George Eliot Archive, edited by Beverley Park Rilett, 2025. https://GeorgeEliotArchive.org
Rights
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Postcard Creator
Ward, Isa
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