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A Wine of Wizardry: And Other Poems

This book is a compilation of poems that delve into the enchanting realms of wizardry and the complex, evocative nature of wine. The collection offers readers a blend of imaginative verse and reflective musings on the magical and the libational. more

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George Sterling
George Sterling

George Sterling was an American poet born on December 1, 1869, and died on November 17, 1926. His poetry is known for its unique style and profound depiction of natural landscapes. more

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“Yes, I laugh at all mankind, and the imposition that they dare to practice when they talk of hearts. I laugh at human passions and human cares, vice and virtue, religion and impiety; they are all the result of petty localities, and artificial situation. One physical want, one severe and abrupt lesson from the colorless and shriveled lip of necessity, is worth all the logic of the empty wretches who have presumed to prate it, from Zeno down to Burgersdicius. It silences in a second all the feeble sophistry of conventional life, and ascetical passion.”