Waller was smooth; but Dryden taught to join The varying verse, the full resounding line, The long majestic march, and energy divine.
Poetry Quotes
Poetry is the opening and closing of a door, leaving those who look through to guess about what is seen during a moment.
When writing poetry, it is not that produces a bright idea, but the bright idea that kindles the fire of.
Soft is the strain when zephyr gently blows, And the smooth stream in smoother numbers flows; But when loud surges lash the sounding shore, The hoarse rough verse should like the torrent roar. When Ajax strives some rock’s vast weight to throw, The line too labors, and the words move slow: Not so when swift […]
I’ve written some poetry I don’t understand myself.
When a poet presents you with blank leaves you should consider it no small present.
If you want to make a song more hummy, add a few tiddely poms.
Poetry involves the mysteries of the irrational perceived through rational words.
For all their compliments do verses pay? They mayn’t, yet these same poems make me gay.
He who would not be frustrate of his hope to write well hereafter in laudable things ought himself to be a true poem.
