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In the hexameter rises the fountain's silvery column:
In the pentameter aye falling in melody back.

In the hexameter rises the fountain's silvery column:
In the pentameter aye falling in melody back.

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I consider myself a poet first and a musician second. I live like a poet and I'll die like a read more

I consider myself a poet first and a musician second. I live like a poet and I'll die like a poet.

by Bob Dylan Found in: Poetry Quotes,
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The great function of poetry is to give back to us the situations of our dreams.

The great function of poetry is to give back to us the situations of our dreams.

by Gaston Bachelard Found in: Poetry Quotes,
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Poetry is what gets lost in translation.

Poetry is what gets lost in translation.

by John Fletcher Found in: Poetry Quotes,
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A poet dares be just so clear and no clearer... He unzips the veil from beauty, but does not remove read more

A poet dares be just so clear and no clearer... He unzips the veil from beauty, but does not remove it. A poet utterly clear is a trifle glaring.

by E. B. White Found in: Poetry Quotes,
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As civilization advances, poetry almost necessarily declines.

As civilization advances, poetry almost necessarily declines.

by Thomas B. Macaulay Found in: Poetry Quotes,
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Poetry is a way of taking life by the throat.

Poetry is a way of taking life by the throat.

by Robert Frost Found in: Poetry Quotes,
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Even when poetry has a meaning, as it usually has, it may be inadvisable to draw it out... Perfect understanding read more

Even when poetry has a meaning, as it usually has, it may be inadvisable to draw it out... Perfect understanding will sometimes almost extinguish pleasure.

by A.e. Housman Found in: Poetry Quotes,
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Poetry is a mirror which makes beautiful that which is distorted.

Poetry is a mirror which makes beautiful that which is distorted.

by Percy Bysshe Shelley Found in: Poetry Quotes,
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