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It is in self-limitation that a master first shows himself.
It is in self-limitation that a master first shows himself.
Poetry is the rhythmical creation of beauty in words.
Poetry is the rhythmical creation of beauty in words.
A poet must leave traces of his passage, not proof.
A poet must leave traces of his passage, not proof.
Poetry is a way of taking life by the throat.
Poetry is a way of taking life by the throat.
The courage of the Poet is to keep ajar the door that leads into madness.
The courage of the Poet is to keep ajar the door that leads into madness.
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.
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.
The poet is the priest of the invisible.
The poet is the priest of the invisible.
Poetry should be common in experience but uncommon in books.
Poetry should be common in experience but uncommon in books.
