Poetry is all nouns and verbs.

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It is quite cruel that a poet cannot wander through his regions of enchantment without...

It is quite cruel that a poet cannot wander through his regions of enchantment without...

It is quite cruel that a poet cannot wander through his regions of enchantment without...

It is quite cruel that a poet cannot wander through his regions of enchantment without...

You're not free until you've been made captive by supreme belief

You're not free until you've been made captive by supreme belief

If you will tell me why the fen appears impassable, I then will tell you...

If you will tell me why the fen appears impassable, I then will tell you...

Psychology which explains everything explains nothing, and we are still in doubt

Psychology which explains everything explains nothing, and we are still in doubt

There never was a war that was not inward; I must fight till I have...

There never was a war that was not inward; I must fight till I have...

The passion for setting people right is in itself an afflictive disease.

The passion for setting people right is in itself an afflictive disease.

When one cannot appraise out of one's own experience, the temptation to blunder is minimized,...

When one cannot appraise out of one's own experience, the temptation to blunder is minimized,...

If technique is of no interest to a writer, I doubt that the writer is...

If technique is of no interest to a writer, I doubt that the writer is...

It is human nature to stand in the middle of a thing.

It is human nature to stand in the middle of a thing.

Psychology which explains everything explains nothing, and we are still in doubt.

Psychology which explains everything explains nothing, and we are still in doubt.

As contagion of sickness makes sickness, contagion of trust can make trust.

As contagion of sickness makes sickness, contagion of trust can make trust.

Poetry is the art of creating imaginary gardens with real toads.

Poetry is the art of creating imaginary gardens with real toads.

Poetry is the art of creating imaginary gardens with real toads.

Poetry is the art of creating imaginary gardens with real toads.

My father used to say superior people never make long visits.

My father used to say superior people never make long visits.

Beauty is everlasting And dust is for a time.

Beauty is everlasting And dust is for a time.

The deepest feeling always shows itself in silence; not in silence, but restraint.

The deepest feeling always shows itself in silence; not in silence, but restraint.

Superior people never make long visits.

Superior people never make long visits.

You're not free until you've been made captive by supreme belief.

You're not free until you've been made captive by supreme belief.

I see no reason for calling my work poetry except that there is no other...

I see no reason for calling my work poetry except that there is no other...