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The poetry from the eighteenth century was prose the prose from th

The poetry from the eighteenth century was prose the prose from the seventeenth century was poetry. – David Hare

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Sudden resolutions, like the sudden rise of mercury in a barometer, indicate little else than the variability of the weather. – David Hare

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Every so often I find some poems that are too good for the readers of The Atlantic because they are a little too involved with the nature of poetry, as such. – Peter Davison

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Poetry does not consist of words alone there must be sentiment and fancy, combination and arrangement. – Samuel Prout

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From what the moderns want, we must learn what poetry should become from what the ancients did, what poetry must be. – Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel

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When power leads man toward arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the area of mans concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses. – John F. Kennedy

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