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> [The reason why Matthew Arnold, to my feeling, fails entirely as a poet (though no doubt his ideas were good - at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edith-sitwell/the-reason-why-matthew-arnold-to-my-feeling-fails-entirely-as-a-poet/)

[Edith Sitwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edith-sitwell/)

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> [“Matthew Arnold was a fastidious social critic and hence an accomplished complainer. When he died, an acquaintance said: "Poor Matt, he's going…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-will/matthew-arnold-was-a-fastidious-social-critic-and-hence-an/)

[George will](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-will/)

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> [When Abraham Lincoln was murdered The one thing that interested Matthew Arnold Was that the assassin shouted in Latin As he lept…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-morley/when-abraham-lincoln-was-murdered-the-one-thing-that-interested/)

[Christopher Morley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-morley/)

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