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Poetry is the art of uniting pleasure with truth.
Poetry is the art of uniting pleasure with truth.
Children and lunatics cut the Gordian knot which the poet spends his life patiently trying to untie.
Children and lunatics cut the Gordian knot which the poet spends his life patiently trying to untie.
The fatal facility of the octosyllabic verse.
The fatal facility of the octosyllabic verse.
When you write in prose you say what you mean. When you write in rhyme you say what you must.
When you write in prose you say what you mean. When you write in rhyme you say what you must.
morning: that first sapphire dome of glow.
morning: that first sapphire dome of glow.
Poetry is all nouns and verbs.
Poetry is all nouns and verbs.
Poetry is not a turning loose of emotion, but an escape from emotion; it is not the expression of personality, read more
Poetry is not a turning loose of emotion, but an escape from emotion; it is not the expression of personality, but an escape from personality. But, of course, only those who have personality and emotions know what it means to want to escape from these things.
No poems can please for long or live that are written by water drinkers.
No poems can please for long or live that are written by water drinkers.
Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history.
Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history.
