“A long poem is a test of invention which I take to be the Polar star of poetry, as fancy is the sails, and imagination the rudder.” LongPoetryStarsImaginationTestsInventionFancySailRudders Author:John Keats
“As ships becalmed at eve, that lay With canvas drooping, side by side, Two towers of sail, at dawn of day Are scarce, long leagues apart, descried.” LongTwoSidesLaysShipsDawnLeagueTowersCanvasSailScarceTwo Towers Author:Arthur Hugh Clough