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Alas, poetic justice is the exception in history, and only once in many generations does the drama of the state criminal rise to an artistic fifth act.
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John Morley
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gutenberg.orgAlas, poetic justice is the exception in history, and only once in many generations does the drama of the state criminal rise to an artistic fifth act.
Morley comments on the rarity of poetic justice in historical narratives.
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