"Poetry is that art which selects and arranges the symbols of thought in such a manner as to excite the imagination the most powerfully and delightfully."

Art, Imagination, Poetry, Thought

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"Poetry is that art which selects and arranges the symbols of thought in such a manner as to excite the imagination the most powerfully and delightfully."

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"For his heart was in his work, and the heart giveth grace unto every art."

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"Music awaken our soul."

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"In my view, the novelist has no right to express his opinions on the things of this world. In creating, he must imitate God: do his job and then shut up."

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"Go forth under the open sky, and list To Nature's teachings."

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"Truth gets well if she is run over by a locomotive, while error dies of lockjaw if she scratches her finger."

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"The moon is at her full, and riding high, Floods the calm fields with light. The airs that hover in the summer sky Are all asleep tonight."

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