Had in him those brave translunary things
That the first poets had. (Said of Marlowe.)
-- Michael Drayton (1563-1631)
-- To Henry Reynolds, of Poets and Poesy
That the first poets had. (Said of Marlowe.)
-- Michael Drayton (1563-1631)
-- To Henry Reynolds, of Poets and Poesy
Related:
- For that fine madness still he did retain
Which rightly should possess a poet's brain.
Michael Drayton (1563-1631) -- To Henry Reynolds,... - Immature poets imitate,
mature poets steal. ... - And Marlowe, Webster, Fletcher, Ben,
Whose fire-hearts sowed our furrows when
The world was worthy of such men.
Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1809-1861) -- A Vision... - Poets make
better... - The greatest poets are those with memories so great that they extend beyond
their strongest experiences to their minutest observations of people and
things far outside their own self-centeredness.
Stephen... - LAUREL, n. The _laurus_, a vegetable dedicated to Apollo,
and formerly defoliated to wreathe the brows of victors... - The works of the great poets have never yet been read by mankind,
for only great poets can read them. -- Henry David... - CERBERUS, n. The watch-dog of Hades, whose duty it was to guard the
entrance -
against whom or what does not clearly appear; everybody... - Immature poets imitate; mature poets steal.
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T.S....
