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Poetry is an orphan of silence. The words never quite equal the experience behind them.
Poetry is an orphan of silence. The words never quite equal the experience behind them.
Literature is the immortality of speech.
Literature is the immortality of speech.
At last is Hector stretch'd upon the plain,Who fear'd no vengeance for Patroclus slain:Then, Prince! You should have fear'd, what read more
At last is Hector stretch'd upon the plain,Who fear'd no vengeance for Patroclus slain:Then, Prince! You should have fear'd, what now you feel;Achilles absent was Achilles still:Yet a short space the great avenger stayed,Then low in dust thy strength and glory laid. - Iliad, The.
Books are humanity in print.
Books are humanity in print.
A schoolmaster should have an atmosphere of awe, and walk wonderingly, as if he was amazed at being himself.
A schoolmaster should have an atmosphere of awe, and walk wonderingly, as if he was amazed at being himself.
A novel is a mirror carried along a main road.
A novel is a mirror carried along a main road.
It takes a great deal of history to produce a little literature.
It takes a great deal of history to produce a little literature.
A poet is someone who is astonished by everything.
A poet is someone who is astonished by everything.
Universities incline wits to sophistry and affectation.
Universities incline wits to sophistry and affectation.
