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Doeg, though without knowing how or why,
Made a still a blundering kind of melody;
Spurr'd boldly read more
Doeg, though without knowing how or why,
Made a still a blundering kind of melody;
Spurr'd boldly on, and dash'd through thick and thin,
Through sense and nonsense, never out nor in;
Free from all meaning whether good or bad,
And in one word, heroically mad.
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.
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.
Poetry comes nearer to vital truth than history.
Poetry comes nearer to vital truth than history.
Poetry teaches us music, metaphor, condensation
and specificity.
Poetry teaches us music, metaphor, condensation
and specificity.
A poet looks at the world the way a man looks at a woman.
A poet looks at the world the way a man looks at a woman.
Oh love will make a dog howl in rhyme.
Oh love will make a dog howl in rhyme.
Poetry is nothing but healthy speech.
Poetry is nothing but healthy speech.
The poem is the point at which our strength gave out.
The poem is the point at which our strength gave out.
