Francis Bacon: Sir Henry Wotton used to say that critics are like brushers of noblemen's clothes.

Sir Henry Wotton used to say that critics are like brushers of noblemen's clothe — Francis Bacon

Sir Henry Wotton used to say that critics are like brushers of noblemen's clothes.

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