Quote by William Hazlitt

If I have not read a book before, it is, for all intents and purposes, new to me whether it was printed yesterday or three hundred years ago.

If I have not read a book before, it is, for all intents and

Summary

This quote highlights the subjective experience of encountering a book for the first time. Regardless of when a book was published, if the reader has not read it previously, it will be new and unfamiliar to them. It emphasizes the individual's perspective and disregards the book's age, asserting that personal encounters with literature are not dictated by the passage of time.

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By William Hazlitt

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