Poetry is the music of the soul, and, above all, of great and feeling souls.

Poetry is the music of the soul, and, above all, of great and feeling souls.

As civilization advances, poetry almost necessarily declines.

As civilization advances, poetry almost necessarily declines.

It does not need that a poem should be long. Every word was once
a poem.

It does not need that a poem should be long. Every word was once
a poem.

Poetry is finer and more philosophical than history; for poetry expresses the universal, and history only the particular.

Poetry is finer and more philosophical than history; for poetry expresses the universal, and history only the particular.

Poetry is the work of poets, not of peoples or communities; artistic creation can never be anything but the production read more

Poetry is the work of poets, not of peoples or communities; artistic creation can never be anything but the production of an individual mind .

You speak
As one who fed on poetry.

You speak
As one who fed on poetry.

Poetry is nothing but healthy speech.

Poetry is nothing but healthy speech.

Poetry is the rhythmical creation of beauty in words.

Poetry is the rhythmical creation of beauty in words.

No poems can please for long or live that are written by water drinkers.

No poems can please for long or live that are written by water drinkers.