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To my mind, it gains nothing from the theory which presided at its origin.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “To my mind, it gains nothing from the theory which presided at its origin.”
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Sumner believes that the theoretical origins of the metre do not enhance its practical value.
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