Gascoigne, Ben Jonson, Greville, Raleigh, Donne, Poets who wrote great poems, one by one, And spaced by many years, each line an act Through which fe….

Far out of sight forever stands the sea, Bounding the land with pale tranquillity..

Professors of literature, who for the most part are genteel but mediocre men, can make but a poor defense of their profession, and the professors of ….

The land is numb. It stands beneath the feet, and one may come Walking securely, till the sea extends Its limber margin, and precision ends..

What I desire of a poem is a clear understanding of motive, and a just evaluation of feeling A poem in the first place should offer us a new percepti….

Even though poetry was written for the 'minds ear' as well as the physical ear, the minds ear can be trained only by the other ... which comes back t….

And one rose in a tent of sea and gave A darkening shudder; water fell away; The whale stood shining, and then sank in spray..

The passion to condense from book to book Unbroken wisdom in a single look, Though we know well that when this fix the head, The mind's immortal, but….

By practice and conviction formed, With ancient stubbornness ingrained, Although her body clung and swarmed, My own identity remained..

The poet's first job of work is to put bread on the table..

Reptilian green the wrinkled throat, Green as a bough of yew the beard; He bent his head, and so I smote.

The rain of matter upon sense Destroys me momently. The score: There comes what will come..