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Quote by John Denham
Poetry is of so subtle a spirit, that in the pouring out of one la

Poetry is of so subtle a spirit, that in the pouring out of one language into another it will evaporate. – John Denham

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Books should to one of these fours ends conduce, for wisdom, piety, delight, or use. – John Denham

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Cut quarrels out of literature, and you will have very little history or drama or fiction or epic poetry left. – Robert Staughton Lynd

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