“It is commonly asserted and accepted that Paradise Lost is among the two or three greatest English poems; it may justly be taken as the type of supreme poetic achievement in our literature.” MayTwoThreeLiteratureLostTakenTypeAchievementAcceptedSupremeParadisePoetic Book:The Lyric: An Essay Source: The Lyric: An Essay
“To know anything of a poet but his poetry is, so far as the poetry is concerned, to know something that may be entertaining, even delightful, but is certainly inessential.” KnowsMayPoetConcernedPoetry IsEntertainingDelightful Book:The Lyric: An Essay Source: The Lyric: An Essay
