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Why then we should drop into poetry.
Why then we should drop into poetry.
Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history.
Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history.
The fatal facility of the octosyllabic verse.
The fatal facility of the octosyllabic verse.
When the brain gets as dry as an empty nut,
When the reason stands on its squarest toes,
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When the brain gets as dry as an empty nut,
When the reason stands on its squarest toes,
When the mind (like a beard) has a "formal cut,"--
There is a place and enough for the pains of prose;
But whenever the May-blood stires and glows,
And the young year draws to the "golden prime,"
And Sir Romeo sticks in his ear a rose,--
Then hey! for the ripple of laughing rhyme!
Poetry is ordinary language raised to the Nth power. Poetry is boned with ideas, nerved and blooded with emotions, all read more
Poetry is ordinary language raised to the Nth power. Poetry is boned with ideas, nerved and blooded with emotions, all held together by the delicate, tough skin of words.
Poetry comes nearer to vital truth than history.
Poetry comes nearer to vital truth than history.
Poetry is what gets lost in translation.
Poetry is what gets lost in translation.
Poetry is truth dwelling in beauty.
Poetry is truth dwelling in beauty.
