...somewhat drastic self-examination and self-censure." And he takes the brave ground that — . . . . our national literature will never hold its due place...must forever be a part of American literature. It will always be too soon to substitute our own authors for Chaucer or Spenser or Shakespeare or Milton....

...of somewhat drastic self-examination and self-censure." And he takes the brave ground that — .... our national literature will never hold its due place...must forever be a part of American literature. It will always be too soon to substitute our own authors for Chaucer or Spenser or Shakespeare or Milton....

...shilling of their inheritance, and who sternly bid our English ancestors never darken our doors again. But our national literature will never hold its due place...must forever be a part of American literature. It will always be too soon to substitute our own authors for Chaucer or Spenser or Shakespeare or Milton....

...shilling of their inheritance, and who sternly bid our English ancestors never darken our doors again. But our national literature will never hold its due place...must forever be a part of American literature. It will always be too soon to substitute our own authors for Chaucer or Spenser or Shakespeare or Milton....

...shilling of their inheritance, and who sternly bid our English ancestors never darken our doors again. But our national literature will never hold its due place...its proper work in our consciousness till we reverse ie orthodox contention and declare instead that the older English literature must forever be a part...