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 God's prophets of the Beautiful,
 These Poets were.  
 God's prophets of the Beautiful,
 These Poets were. 
 Ah, poet-dreamer, within those walls
 What triumphs shall be yours!
  For all are happy and rich and read more 
 Ah, poet-dreamer, within those walls
 What triumphs shall be yours!
  For all are happy and rich and great
   In that City of By-and-by. 
 Poets are all who love,--who feel great truths,
 And tell them.  
 Poets are all who love,--who feel great truths,
 And tell them. 
He lives the poetry that he cannot write. The others write the poetry that they dare not realise.
He lives the poetry that he cannot write. The others write the poetry that they dare not realise.
 They best can judge a poet's worth,
 Who oft themselves have known
  The pangs of a poetic read more 
 They best can judge a poet's worth,
 Who oft themselves have known
  The pangs of a poetic birth
   By labours of their own. 
Poets have said that the reason to have children is to give yourself immortality. Immortality? Now that I have five read more
Poets have said that the reason to have children is to give yourself immortality. Immortality? Now that I have five children, my only hope is that they are all out of the house before I die.
 Sure there are poets which did never dream
 Upon Parnassus, nor did taste the stream
  Of Helicon; read more 
 Sure there are poets which did never dream
 Upon Parnassus, nor did taste the stream
  Of Helicon; we therefore may suppose
   Those made not poets, but the poets those. 
 I have never yet known a poet who did not think himself 
super-excellent.
 [Lat., Adhue neminem cognovi poetam, read more 
 I have never yet known a poet who did not think himself 
super-excellent.
 [Lat., Adhue neminem cognovi poetam, qui sibi non optimus 
videretur.] 
The poet ranks far below the painter in the representation of visible things, and far below the musician in that read more
The poet ranks far below the painter in the representation of visible things, and far below the musician in that of invisible things.