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John Morley: “Alas, poetic justice is the exception in history, and only once in many generations does the drama of the state criminal…”

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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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Morley comments on the rarity of poetic justice in historical narratives.

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