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“SOME YEARS, like some poets,and politicians and some lovely women, are singled out for fame far beyond the common lot, and 1929 was clearly such a year.”

Years Common Poet Politician Fame Lovely Lovely Woman

Book:THE GREAT CRASH 1929

Source: THE GREAT CRASH 1929

“Nature never set forth the earth in so rich tapestry as divers poets have done; neither with pleasant rivers, fruitful trees, sweet-smelling flowers, nor whatsoever else may make the too-much-loved earth more lovely; her world is brazen, the poets only deliver a golden.”

World May Done Earth Rich Too Much Tree Poet Sweet Flower Rivers Lovely Golden Pleasant Tapestry Brazen

Book:An Apology For Poetry (Or The Defence Of Poesy): Revised and Expanded Second Edition

Source: An Apology For Poetry (Or The Defence Of Poesy): Revised and Expanded Second Edition

“The poem is always the last resort. In it the poet makes a world in little, and finds peace, even though, under complete focused emotion, the evocation be far more bitter than reality, or far more lovely.”

World Littles Reality Lasts Poetry Emotion Poet Focused Lovely Bitter Resorts Finding Peace

Book:Journey around my room: the autobiography of Louise Bogan : a mosaic

Source: Journey around my room: the autobiography of Louise Bogan : a mosaic

“One more royal trait properly belongs to the poet. I mean his cheerfulness, without which no man can be a poet,--for beauty is his aim. He loves virtue, not for its obligation, but for its grace; he delights in the world, in man, in woman, for the lovely light that sparkles from them. Beauty, the spirit of joy and hilarity, he sheds over the universe.”

Men World Mean Light Joy Spirit Universe Virtue Grace Poet Aim Delight Lovely Obligation Traits Shed Royal Cheerfulness Sparkle Hilarity

Book:Representative Men: Seven Lectures

Source: Representative Men: Seven Lectures

“The world, in its sheer exuberance of kindness, will try to bury the poet with warm and lovely human trivialities. It will even ask him to autograph books.”

World Trying Humans Book Asks Kindness Poet Warm Lovely Sheer Autographs Exuberance Triviality

Book:Christopher Morley's omnibus: an excursion among the books of Christopher Morley

Source: Christopher Morley's omnibus: an excursion among the books of Christopher Morley

“Revolution is a bitter thing, mixed with filth and blood, not as lovely or perfect as the poets think. It is eminently down to earth, involving many humble, tiresome tasks, not so romantic as the poets think... . So it is easy for all who have romantic dreams about revolution to become disillusioned on closer acquaintance, when a revolution is actually carried out.”

Thinking Dream Earth Easy Perfect Blood Poet Revolution Tasks Humble Lovely Bitter Acquaintance Involving Down To Earth Filth Disillusioned Tiresome

Author:Lu Xun

“What is a poet? An unhappy man who hides deep anguish in his heart, but whose lips are so formed that when the sigh and cry pass through them, it sounds like lovely music.... And people flock around the poet and say: 'Sing again soon' - that is, 'May new sufferings torment your soul but your lips be fashioned as before, for the cry would only frighten us, but the music, that is blissful.”

People Men Heart May Soul Suffering Sound Cry Poet Lips Lovely Unhappy Your Soul Anguish Torment Sigh Flocks

Author:Soren Kierkegaard