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It is Homer who has chiefly taught other poets the art of telling lies skillfully.
It is Homer who has chiefly taught other poets the art of telling lies skillfully.
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 poem is true if it hangs together. Information points to something else. A poem points to nothing but itself.
A poem is true if it hangs together. Information points to something else. A poem points to nothing but itself.
Poetry is a way of taking life by the throat.
Poetry is a way of taking life by the throat.
The great function of poetry is to give back to us the situations of our dreams.
The great function of poetry is to give back to us the situations of our dreams.
Poetry is the art of uniting pleasure with truth.
Poetry is the art of uniting pleasure with truth.
Poetry is truth dwelling in beauty.
Poetry is truth dwelling in beauty.
It is in self-limitation that a master first shows himself.
It is in self-limitation that a master first shows himself.
Poetry is the journal of a sea animal living on land, wanting to fly in the air.
Poetry is the journal of a sea animal living on land, wanting to fly in the air.
