The opening of his review of Wordsworth's The Excursion, in the Edinburgh Review (1814).
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This will never do.
— Francis Jeffrey, Lord Jeffrey
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "This will never do." in the context of "The opening of his review of Wordsworth's The Excursion, in the Edinburgh Review (1814)." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Francis Jeffrey, Lord Jeffrey
Francis Jeffrey (October 23 1773 – June 26 1850) was a Scottish critic, political writer, judge and lawyer. He was for some twenty-six years editor of the Edinburgh Review. He is sometimes referred to as Lord Jeffrey or as Francis, Lord Jeffrey, having been made a Lord of Session in 1834.
About Francis Jeffrey, Lord Jeffrey
Francis Jeffrey (October 23 1773 – June 26 1850) was a Scottish critic, political writer, judge and lawyer. He was for some twenty-six years editor of the Edinburgh Review. He is sometimes referred to as Lord Jeffrey or as Francis, Lord Jeffrey, having been made a Lord of Session in 1834.
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