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"They wholly mistake the nature of criticism who think, its business is principally to find fault.…

John Dryden wrote this famous defence of constructive criticism in 'The Author's Apology for Heroic Poetry and Poetic Licence' (prefixed to 'The State of Innocence', 1677).

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"They wholly mistake the nature of criticism who think, its business is principally to find fault. Criticism as it was first instituted by Aristotle was meant to be a standard of judging well." Who said this ?

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John Dryden wrote this famous defence of constructive criticism in 'The Author's Apology for Heroic Poetry and Poetic Licence' (prefixed to 'The State of Innocence', 1677).

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