tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21999805.post1507614378222051935..comments2024-03-28T19:56:32.848-05:00Comments on Anecdotal Evidence: `In Style, Clear, Elevated, Elegant'Patrick Kurphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08436175583386298032noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21999805.post-72621249430024867752017-11-13T13:41:48.846-06:002017-11-13T13:41:48.846-06:00Sorry you didn't like Billy Budd. How could yo...Sorry you didn't like Billy Budd. How could you write about Goldsmith without Johnson's comment on his debts: "Was ever a poet so trusted?" (More or less)<br /><br />Goldsmith was once famous for having written a famous novel (The Vicar of Wakesfield), a famous poem (The Deserted Village), and a famous play (She Stoops to Conquer). None now are as famous as Billy Budd, I would guess.Alan Vannemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16862545272673601332noreply@blogger.com