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The intensity of vision in the artist and of vividness in his creations are the sole tests of his imaginative power.
George Henry Lewes
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George Henry Lewes
Age: 61 †
Born: 1817
Born: April 18
Died: 1878
Died: November 30
Journalist
Literary Critic
Philosopher
Theatre Critic
Writer
London
England
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Vividness
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Imaginative
Sole
Intensity
Tests
Creation
Vision
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Originality is independence, not rebellion it is sincerity, not antagonism.
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To some men popularity is always suspicious. Enjoying none themselves, they are prone to suspect the validity of those attainments which command it.
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