A country diarist walks the Vale of Llangollen William Hazlitt, one of Britain’s finest essayists, discovered the ‘natural mysteries’ of this part of north Wales more than 200 years ago. Henry Eliot follows his lead

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"A gentle word, a kind look, a good-natured smile can work wonders and accomplish miracles."

✒️ #WilliamHazlitt, English essayist and critic, was #BOTD 10 April 1778. #Literature

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"The love of liberty is the love of others; the love of power is the love of ourselves."

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"All that is worth remembering in life, is the poetry of it."
-- William Hazlitt

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Hence, literature collides with allegory: “William Hazlitt” “His essays are emphatically himself. He has no reticence and he has no shame. He tells us exactly what he thinks, and he tells us -the confidence is less seductive- exactly what he feels. As of al…

“[…] intensely egotistical yet inspired by the most genuine passion for the rights and liberties of mankind.” Virginia Woolf

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"A gentle word, a kind look, a good-natured smile can work wonders and accomplish miracles."

✒️ #WilliamHazlitt, English essayist and critic, was #BOTD 10 April 1778. #Literature

"We are not hypocrites in our sleep."
-- William Hazlitt

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The only vice that cannot be forgiven is hypocrisy. The repentance of a hypocrite is itself hypocrisy. ~ #WilliamHazlitt #quotes #hypocrisy

"Those who are at war with others are not at peace with themselves."
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