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were his standards that they achieved, now and then, a rather ladylike refinement. He inveighed against naturalism in the novel, against the revelation of intimate life in biography, and against romantic passion in poetry. On balance, Norton believed that the general run of mankind could be influenced for the better. Throughout his years of writing and lecturing he acted as a propagandist for culture. Perhaps the most fruitful period of all was that quarter of a century, towards the end of his life, when he taught at Harvard. As its professor of fine arts he sometimes felt that he addressed nothing but boorish boys; yet there were often evidences that what he said in his classes had some effect. When he
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