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Poetry is a mixture of common sense, which not all have, with an u

Poetry is a mixture of common sense, which not all have, with an uncommon sense, which very few have. – John Masefield

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Since the printing press came into being, poetry has ceased to be the delight of the whole community of man it has become the amusement and delight of the few. – John Masefield

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