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A poem is never finished, only abandoned.
A poem is never finished, only abandoned.
Poetry, therefore, we will call Musical Thought.
Poetry, therefore, we will call Musical Thought.
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.
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 nothing but healthy speech.
Poetry is nothing but healthy speech.
For me, poetry is an impish attempt to paint the colour of the wind.
For me, poetry is an impish attempt to paint the colour of the wind.
With me poetry has not been a purpose, but a passion.
With me poetry has not been a purpose, but a passion.
Poetry is something more philosophical and more worthy of serious
attention than history.
Poetry is something more philosophical and more worthy of serious
attention than history.
The fatal facility of the octosyllabic verse.
The fatal facility of the octosyllabic verse.
