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Poetry is the impish attempt to paint the color of the wind.
Poetry is the impish attempt to paint the color of the wind.
The great Cham of literature. (Samuel Johnson)
The great Cham of literature. (Samuel Johnson)
University politics are vicious precisely because the stakes are so small.
University politics are vicious precisely because the stakes are so small.
Only two classes of books are of universal appeal. The very best and the very worst.
Only two classes of books are of universal appeal. The very best and the very worst.
Who dares to teach must never cease to learn.
Who dares to teach must never cease to learn.
I hold it true,what'er befall;I feel it, when I sorrow most;'Tis better to have loved and lostThan never to have read more
I hold it true,what'er befall;I feel it, when I sorrow most;'Tis better to have loved and lostThan never to have loved at all. - In Memoriam.
Poetry is life distilled.
Poetry is life distilled.
When the waves are round me breaking,As I pace the deck alone,And my eye in vain is seekingSome green leaf read more
When the waves are round me breaking,As I pace the deck alone,And my eye in vain is seekingSome green leaf to rest upon;What would not I give to wanderWhere my old companions dwell?Absence makes the heart grow fonder,Isle of Beauty, fare thee well! - Paradise Lost.
