Quote by Edmund Burke
Poetry is the art of substantiating shadows. - Edmund Burke

Poetry is the art of substantiating shadows. – Edmund Burke

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It is, generally, in the season of prosperity that men discover their real temper, principles, and designs. – Edmund Burke

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All human laws are, properly speaking, only declaratory they have no power over the substance of original justice. – Edmund Burke

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Literature is a state of culture, poetry is a state of grace, before and after culture. – Juan Ramon Jimenez

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You dont make a poem with ideas, but with words. – Stephane Mallarme

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This proves that great lyric poetry can die, be reborn, die again, but will always remain one of the most outstanding creations of the human soul. – Eugenio Montale

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For whatever reason, people, including very well-educated people or people otherwise interested in reading, do not read poetry. – Paul Muldoon

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