George Edward Woodberry - It does not appear to me to be open to qu

It does not appear to me to be open to question that there is in the soul of man a nature and an order obtaining in it as permanent and universal as in the material world.

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Woodberry, George Edward. The Heart of Man. Macmillan, 1899, p. 1.

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About the Author

George Edward Woodberry

Born: May 12, 1855
Died: January 2, 1930
Nationality: American
Profession: Critic

Biography

George Edward Woodberry, Litt. D., LL. D. was an American literary critic and poet.

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