Matthew Arnold (1822–1888) English poet and cultural critic who worked as an inspector of schools
"Preface to Poems" (1854)
“Irony - The modern mode: either the devil’s mark or the snorkel of sanity.”
— Julian Barnes, book Flaubert's Parrot
Source: Flaubert's Parrot
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