"Shakespeare is a savage with sparks of genius which shine in a horrible night."

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Original Language: English

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Voltaire, quoted in The Academy and literature, Vol. 56 (1899), p. 676

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Voltaire, quoted in The Academy and literature, Vol. 56 (1899), p. 676