“But in the finished art of the song the use of words has no connection with the use of words in poetry.” ArtUseSongConnectionsFinished Book:The Lyric: An Essay Source: The Lyric: An Essay
“For while the subjects of poetry are few and recurrent, the moods of man are infinitely various and unstable. It is the same in all arts.” MenArtSubjectsVariousMoodUnstable Book:The Lyric: An Essay Source: The Lyric: An Essay
“We recognise in the finished art, which is the result of these conditions, the best words in the best order - poetry; and to put this essential poetry into different classes is impossible.” ArtDifferentOrderResultsClassImpossibleConditionsEssentialsFinishedRecognise Book:The Lyric: An Essay Source: The Lyric: An Essay