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Quote by John Donne
I am two fools, I know, for loving, and for saying so in whining p

I am two fools, I know, for loving, and for saying so in whining poetry. – John Donne

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We are all conceived in close prison; in our mothers wombs, we are close prisoners all; when we are born, we are born but to the liberty of the house; prisoners still, though within larger walls; and then all our life is but a going out to the place of execution, to death. – John Donne

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Prison
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John Donne
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No spring, nor summer beauty hath such grace,
As I have seen in one autumnal face. – John Donne

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Seasons
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John Donne
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Sir, more than kisses, letters mingle souls; for, thus friends absent speak. – John Donne

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Letters
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Poetry
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Probably induced by the asthma, I started reading and writing early on, my literary efforts from the age of about nine running chiefly to poetry and plays. – Patrick White

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Poetry

I think when kids just see well-crafted poetry, its just obtuse to them. Its hard to relate to. – Jewel

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Poetry

It is a way we reassess our past. We can do that in poetry in ways we cant do in prose. – Peter Davison

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Poetry

I certainly cant speak for all cultures or all societies, but its clear that in America, poetry serves a very marginal purpose. Its not part of the cultural mainstream. – Mark Strand

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Poetry

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