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As civilization advances, poetry almost necessarily declines.
As civilization advances, poetry almost necessarily declines.
Some force whole regions, in despite
O' geography, to change their site;
Make former times shake hands read more
Some force whole regions, in despite
O' geography, to change their site;
Make former times shake hands with latter,
And that which was before come after;
But those that write in rhyme still make
The one verse for the other's sake;
For one for sense, and one for rhyme,
I think's sufficient at one time.
Poetry is all nouns and verbs.
Poetry is all nouns and verbs.
The true poem is the poet's mind.
The true poem is the poet's mind.
Poetry is not a profession, it is a destiny.
Poetry is not a profession, it is a destiny.
The poet is a liar who always speaks the truth.
The poet is a liar who always speaks the truth.
Why then we should drop into poetry.
Why then we should drop into poetry.
Poetry is plucking at the heartstrings, and making music with them.
Poetry is plucking at the heartstrings, and making music with them.
The poet is in the end probably more afraid of the dogmatist who wants to extract the message from the read more
The poet is in the end probably more afraid of the dogmatist who wants to extract the message from the poem and throw the poem away than he is of the sentimentalist who says, "Oh, just let me enjoy the poem.".
