Still, Homer, and Shakespeare at his best, and Scott, though in other respects so unequal to them, have this remarkable quality in common--this union of life with measure, of spirit with reasonableness.
Bagehot highlights the shared quality of life and measure found in the works of Homer, Shakespeare, and Scott.
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