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346 all this literature, as well built as the mill itself, for George Eliot constructed well and wrought well and solidly; her prose is rich and well balanced. But these qualities were not enough to save her from the whirling, bubbling flood of time; her books have gone down like the mill; lighter things have floated; hers have sunk out of sight. And I would seek a reason for the sudden overthrow of one who in her day was looked upon as almost Shakespeare's equal.