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Quote by Ezra Pound
Gloom and solemnity are entirely out of place in even the most rig

Gloom and solemnity are entirely out of place in even the most rigorous study of an art originally intended to make glad the heart of man. – Ezra Pound

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I could I trust starve like a gentleman. Its listed as part of the poetic training, you know. – Ezra Pound

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