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Nothing truly convincing - which would possess thoroughness, vigor

Nothing truly convincing – which would possess thoroughness, vigor, and skill – has been written against the ancients as yet especially not against their poetry. – Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel

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Poetry is what gets lost in translation. – Robert Frost

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And inasmuch as the bridge is a symbol of all such poetry as I am interested in writing it is my present fancy that a year from now Ill be more contented working in an office than ever before. – Hart Crane

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Poetry, almost by definition, calls attention to its language and form. – Robert Morgan

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