Cheerfulness in most cheerful people is the rich and satisfying result of strenuous discipline.
Edwin Percy Whipple Quotes
Showing all quotesBirth: | 8th March, 1819 |
Death: | 16th June, 1886 |
Nationality: | American |
Profession: | Critic, Essayist |
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Edwin Percy Whipple was born in Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA. He was an American essayist and critic. For a time, he was the main literary critic for Philadelphia-based Graham's Magazine. In 1850, he defended the intelligence of George Washington and compared him to other brilliant men of his time in a speech which later became known as "The Genius of Washington".
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