Quote by Victor Hugo
Rhyme, that enslaved queen, that supreme charm of our poetry, that

Rhyme, that enslaved queen, that supreme charm of our poetry, that creator of our meter. – Victor Hugo

Other quotes by Victor Hugo

Be it true or false, what is said about men often has as much influence on their lives, and especially on their destinies, as what they do. – Victor Hugo

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All the forces in the world are not so powerful as an idea whose time has come. – Victor Hugo

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To be perfectly happy it does not suffice to possess happiness, it is necessary to have deserved it. – Victor Hugo

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A life is not sufficiently elevated for poetry, unless, of course, the life has been made into an art. – Mark Strand

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We all write poems it is simply that poets are the ones who write in words. – John Fowles

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By the general process of epic poetry, I mean the way this form of art has constantly responded to the profound needs of the society in which it was made. – Lascelles Abercrombie

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The older Ive got the less I find myself going back and re-reading or really reading new fiction or poetry. – Reynolds Price

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