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'Twas he that ranged the words at random flung,
Pierced the fair pearls and them together strung.
'Twas he that ranged the words at random flung,
Pierced the fair pearls and them together strung.
It is Homer who has chiefly taught other poets the art of telling lies skillfully.
It is Homer who has chiefly taught other poets the art of telling lies skillfully.
When the brain gets as dry as an empty nut,
When the reason stands on its squarest toes,
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When the brain gets as dry as an empty nut,
When the reason stands on its squarest toes,
When the mind (like a beard) has a "formal cut,"--
There is a place and enough for the pains of prose;
But whenever the May-blood stires and glows,
And the young year draws to the "golden prime,"
And Sir Romeo sticks in his ear a rose,--
Then hey! for the ripple of laughing rhyme!
Poetry is not a profession, it is a destiny.
Poetry is not a profession, it is a destiny.
Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history.
Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history.
Poetry is all nouns and verbs.
Poetry is all nouns and verbs.
Poetry should be common in experience but uncommon in books.
Poetry should be common in experience but uncommon in books.
Poetry is truth dwelling in beauty.
Poetry is truth dwelling in beauty.
A poet can survive everything but a misprint.
A poet can survive everything but a misprint.
