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Samuel Taylor Coleridge was an English poet, critic, and philosopher, renowned for his works such as 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner' and 'Kubla Khan'. A leading figure in the Romantic movement, his work has had a significant impact on English literature.

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Famous Samuel Taylor Coleridge Quotes

“But metre itself implies a passion , i.e. a state of excitement, both in the Poet's mind, & is expected in that of the Reader.”

Mind States Passion Poet Reader Expected Excitement

Book:Imagination in Coleridge

Source: Imagination in Coleridge

“The intelligible forms of ancient poets, The fair humanities of old religion, The power, the beauty, and the majesty That had their haunts in dale or piny mountain, Or forest by slow stream, or pebbly spring, Or chasms and watery depths, all these have vanished; They live no longer in the faith of reason.”

Reason Form Humanity Poet Mountain Spring Fairs Depth Ancient Forests Streams Majesty Chasms

Book:The Maid of Oreleans; The Bride of Messina; Wilhelm Tell; Demetrius; The Piccolomini; The Death of Wallenstein; Wallenstein's Camp

Source: The Maid of Oreleans; The Bride of Messina; Wilhelm Tell; Demetrius; The Piccolomini; The Death of Wallenstein; Wallenstein's Camp

“The poet, described in ideal perfection, brings the whole soul of man into activity, with the subordination of its faculties to each other according to their relative worth and dignity. He diffuses a tone and spirit of unity, that blends, and (as it were) fuses , each into each, by that synthetic and magical power, to which I would exclusively appropriate the name of Imagination.”

Source: Samuel Taylor Coleridge: The Man Behind The Lyrics (Illustrated Edition): Autobiographical Works (Memoirs, Complete Letters, Literary Introspection, Thoughts and Notes on Poetry); Including Extensive Biographies and Studies on S. T. Coleridge

“It has been observed before that images, however beautiful, though faithfully copied from nature, and as accurately represented in words, do not of themselves characterize the poet. They become proofs of original genius only as far as they are modified by a predominant passion; or by associated thoughts or images awakened by that passion; or when they have the effect of reducing multitude to unity, or succession to an instant; or lastly, when a human and intellectual life is transferred to them from the poet's spirit.”

Source: Biographia Literaria: Or, Biographical Sketches of My Literary Life and Opinions

“Iambics march from short to long;-- With a leap and a bound the swift Anapaests throng”

Long Poetry Poet Bounds March Leap

Book:Selected Poetry

Source: Selected Poetry

“The definition of good prose is proper words in their proper places; of good verse, the most proper words in their proper places.The propriety is in either case relative. The words in prose ought to express the intended meaning, and no more; if they attract attention to themselves, it is, in general, a fault.”

Ifs Poetry Attention Cases Poet Ought Faults Definitions Prose Relative Verses Propriety

Book:Specimens of the Table Talk of the Late Samuel Taylor Coleridge: In Two Volumes

Source: Specimens of the Table Talk of the Late Samuel Taylor Coleridge: In Two Volumes

“The poet is the man made to solve the riddle of the universe who brings the whole soul of man into activity.”

Men Made Soul Whole Universe He Man Poet Activity Solve Riddle

Author:Samuel Taylor Coleridge

“Sir, I admit your general rule, That every poet is a fool, But you yourself may serve to show it, That every fool is not a poet.”

May Shows Poetry Poet Fool

Author:Samuel Taylor Coleridge

“No man was ever yet a great poet, without being at the same time a profound philosopher.”

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Author:Samuel Taylor Coleridge

“An undevout poet is an impossibility.”

Poetry Poet Impossibility

Book:Lectures and Notes on Shakespeare and Other English Poets

Source: Lectures and Notes on Shakespeare and Other English Poets

“No man was ever yet a great poet, without being at the same time a profound philosopher. For poetry is the blossom and the fragrance of all human knowledge, human thoughts, human passions, emotions, language.”

Men Humans Poetry Passion Language Emotion Poet Profound Philosopher Poetry Is Fragrance Great Poet Human Thought Human Knowledge Poetry By Famous Poets

Author:Samuel Taylor Coleridge

“A poet ought not to pick nature's pocket. Let him borrow, and so borrow as to repay by the very act of borrowing. Examine nature accurately, but write from recollection, and trust more to the imagination than the memory.”

Writing Imagination Memories Poet Ought Picks Pockets Recollection Borrowing

Book:Specimens of the table talk

Source: Specimens of the table talk

“Poetry: the best words in the best order.”

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Author:Samuel Taylor Coleridge

“I wish our clever young poets would remember my homely definitions of prose and poetry; that is, prose = words in their best order; - poetry = the best words in the best order.”

Remember Young Order Wish Poet Definitions Clever Prose Homely Prose Poetry Best Poetry Prose And Poetry Best Poet

Book:Specimens of the table talk of the late Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Source: Specimens of the table talk of the late Samuel Taylor Coleridge

“Reviewers are usually people who would have been, poets, historians, biographer, if they could. They have tried their talents at one thing or another and have failed; therefore they turn critic.”

People Ifs Has Beens Turns One Thing Talent Poet Criticism Critics Historian Reviewers Biographers

Author:Samuel Taylor Coleridge

“Poetry, even that of the loftiest, and seemingly, that of the wildest odes, [has] a logic of its own as severe as that of science; and more difficult, because more subtle, more complex, and dependent on more and more fugitive causes. In the truly great poets... there is a reason assignable, not only for every word, but for the position of every word.”

Reason Poetry Causes Difficult Position Poet Logic Complexes Dependent Subtle Severe Great Poet Fugitive Odes

Book:Biographia Literaria, Or, Biographical Sketches of My Literary Life and Opinions

Source: Biographia Literaria, Or, Biographical Sketches of My Literary Life and Opinions