The present is an age of talkers, and not doers; and the reason is, that the world is growing old. We are so far advanced in the Arts and Sciences, that we live in retrospect, and doat on past achievements.
DescriptionEnglish writer, remembered for his humanistic essays and literary criticism, as the greatest art critic of his age, and as a drama critic, social commentator, and philosopher
BornApril 10, 1778
DiedSeptember 18, 1830
CountryUnited Kingdom
ProfessionLiterary Historian; Philosopher; Writer
WorksCharacters Of Shakespear's Plays; Table-Talk; The Spirit Of The Age
