My Father and Shakespeare

My father is one of the few men I know who say they do not like

Shakespeare. I could forgive my father for not liking Shakespeare if it

was only because Shakespeare wrote poetry; but this is not the reason.

He dislikes Shakespeare because he finds him so very coarse. He also

says he likes Tennyson and this seriously aggravates his offence.

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