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But just as in the case of dress we know that now-a-days the determining cause is very much of an accident, so in the case of literary fashion, the origin is a good deal of an accident.
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Walter Bagehot
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gutenberg.orgBut just as in the case of dress we know that now-a-days the determining cause is very much of an accident, so in the case of literary fashion, the origin is a good deal of an accident.
Bagehot compares the randomness of fashion in dress to the accidental origins of literary trends.
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