Multiple choice

Who wrote the following about Shakespeare?

'Others abide our question, thou art free.'

  1. T.S. Eliot

  2. Arnold

  3. Blake

  4. Wordsworth
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Explanation

Matthew Arnold wrote the famous line 'Others abide our question, thou art free' in his sonnet 'Shakespeare.' This expresses the idea that while other writers can be analyzed and questioned, Shakespeare's genius transcends critical analysis. T.S. Eliot, Blake, and Wordsworth were all great poets but this specific tribute is Arnold's.

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