I take as metaphysical poetry that in which what is ordinarily apprehensible only by thought is brought within the grasp of feeling, or that in which what is ordinarily only felt is transformed into thought without ceasing to be feeling.

Quote by TS Eliot

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Excellence encourages one about life generally; it shows the spiritual wealth of the world.

Excellence encourages one about life generally; it shows the spiritual wealth of the world.

The last temptation is the greatest treason: to do the right deed for the wrong...

The last temptation is the greatest treason: to do the right deed for the wrong...

A difference of taste in jokes is a great strain on the affections.

A difference of taste in jokes is a great strain on the affections.

There is no feeling, except the extremes of fear and grief, that does not find...

There is no feeling, except the extremes of fear and grief, that does not find...

When death, the great reconciler, has come, it is never our tenderness that we repent...

When death, the great reconciler, has come, it is never our tenderness that we repent...

Madame Sosostris, famous clairvoyante, Had a bad cold, nevertheless Is known to be the wisest...

Madame Sosostris, famous clairvoyante, Had a bad cold, nevertheless Is known to be the wisest...

The most important thing for poets to do is to write as little as possible.

The most important thing for poets to do is to write as little as possible.

We might remind ourselves that criticism is as inevitable as breathing, and that we should...

We might remind ourselves that criticism is as inevitable as breathing, and that we should...

Radio is a medium of entertainment which permits millions of people to listen to the...

Radio is a medium of entertainment which permits millions of people to listen to the...

What loneliness is more lonely than distrust?

What loneliness is more lonely than distrust?

No soul is desolate as long as there is a human being for whom it...

No soul is desolate as long as there is a human being for whom it...

Where is the Life we have lost in living?

Where is the Life we have lost in living?

A play should give you something to think about. When I see a play and...

A play should give you something to think about. When I see a play and...

I will show you fear in a handful of dust.

I will show you fear in a handful of dust.

After such knowledge, what forgiveness? Think now History has many cunning passages, contrived corridors And...

After such knowledge, what forgiveness? Think now History has many cunning passages, contrived corridors And...

There are men whose presence infuses trust and reverence

There are men whose presence infuses trust and reverence

Excellence encourages one about life generally; it shows the spiritual wealth of the world.

Excellence encourages one about life generally; it shows the spiritual wealth of the world.

In the vain laughter of folly, wisdom hears half its applause.

In the vain laughter of folly, wisdom hears half its applause.

Applause should be an emotional response to the music, rather than a regulated social duty.

Applause should be an emotional response to the music, rather than a regulated social duty.

Expressions of disapproval are on a level of vulgarity that cannot be tolerated. The way...

Expressions of disapproval are on a level of vulgarity that cannot be tolerated. The way...

Uncontrollable laughter arose among the blessed gods.

Uncontrollable laughter arose among the blessed gods.