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by Charles Baudelaire    ( comments )

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Who among us has not, in moments of ambition, dreamt of the miracle of a form of poetic prose, musical more

Who among us has not, in moments of ambition, dreamt of the miracle of a form of poetic prose, musical but without rhythm and rhyme, both supple and staccato enough to adapt itself to the lyrical movements of our souls, the undulating movements of ou

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by William Shenstone    ( comments )

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The lines of poetry, the period of prose, and even the texts of Scripture most frequently recollected and quoted, are more

The lines of poetry, the period of prose, and even the texts of Scripture most frequently recollected and quoted, are those which are felt to be preeminently musical

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by Richard M. Nixon    ( comments )

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In the television age, the key distinction is between the candidate who can speak poetry and the one who can more

In the television age, the key distinction is between the candidate who can speak poetry and the one who can only speak prose.

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by Michiko Kakutani    ( comments )

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Glossy, efficient prose, garnished with a pinch of irony and a dab of melodrama.

Glossy, efficient prose, garnished with a pinch of irony and a dab of melodrama.

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by Walter Savage Landor    ( comments )

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Prose on certain occasions can bear a great deal of poetry; on the other hand, poetry sinks and swoons under more

Prose on certain occasions can bear a great deal of poetry; on the other hand, poetry sinks and swoons under a moderate weight of prose.

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by Mario Cuomo    ( comments )

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You campaign in poetry. You govern in prose.

You campaign in poetry. You govern in prose.

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by Ernest Hemingway    ( comments )

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Prose is architecture, not interior decoration, and the Baroque is over

Prose is architecture, not interior decoration, and the Baroque is over

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by Samuel Mcchord Crothers    ( comments )

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A prose writer gets tired of writing prose, and wants to be a poet. So he begins every line with more

A prose writer gets tired of writing prose, and wants to be a poet. So he begins every line with a capital letter, and keeps on writing prose.

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