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A poem conveys not a message so much as the provenance of a message, an advent of sense.
A poem conveys not a message so much as the provenance of a message, an advent of sense.
You speak
As one who fed on poetry.
You speak
As one who fed on poetry.
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.
A man should hear a little music, read a little poetry, and see a fine picture every day of his read more
A man should hear a little music, read a little poetry, and see a fine picture every day of his life, in order that worldly cares may not obliterate the sense of the beautiful which God has implanted in the human soul.
Poetry is plucking at the heartstrings, and making music with them.
Poetry is plucking at the heartstrings, and making music with them.
You will not find poetry anywhere unless you bring some of it with you.
You will not find poetry anywhere unless you bring some of it with you.
Poetry is a packsack of invisible keepsakes.
Poetry is a packsack of invisible keepsakes.
If Galileo had said in verse that the world moved, the inquisition might have let him alone.
If Galileo had said in verse that the world moved, the inquisition might have let him alone.
The fatal facility of the octosyllabic verse.
The fatal facility of the octosyllabic verse.
