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No, Chesterton often praised the writing in contemporary works, even if he did not agree with the philosophy. He was making a comparison of specific translations, not centuries.

I was quoting GKC from memory, and I can’t find that exact quote. Here is something comparable.

The Apostle and the Wild Ducks - Wikisource, the free online library

Go to Part 1, then “The Great Translation”

Yeah, but take a look at the very first paragraph of what you cited:

At the very time when the translation was being made there were in England greater literary men than she is ever likely to see again.

If that’s not saying “contemporary writers of English are nowhere as proficient as the writers in the past”, then you’re gonna have to explain to me what hidden meaning is there, such that you’re getting from it the notion that he’s praising contemporary writers of English…

 

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Ok, ok, read Chesterton, not my words of wisdom.