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History is a symphony of echoes heard and unheard. It is a poem with events as verses Picture Quote #1

The majority of those who put together collections of verses or epigrams resemble those who eat cherries or oysters: They begin by choosing the best and end by eating everything Picture Quote #1

Whenever you see, in an official lectionary, the command to omit two or three verses, you can normally be sure that they contain words of judgment. Unless, of course, they are about sex Picture Quote #1

Many a bard's untimely death Lends unto his verses breath; Here's a song was never sung: Growing old is dying young Picture Quote #1

There is poetry even in prose, in all the great prose which is not merely utilitarian or didactic: there exist poets who write in prose or at least in more or less apparent prose; millions of poets write verses which have no connection with poetry Picture Quote #1

Thou, thou, lysander, thou hast given her rhymes and interchanged love tokens with my child; thou hast by moonlight at her window sung with feigning voice verses of feigning love Picture Quote #1

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He who writes prose builds his temple to Fame in rubble; he who writes verses builds it in granite Picture Quote #1

So when I'm killed, don't wait for me, walking the dim corridor; In heaven or hell, don't wait for me, or you must wait for evermore. You'll find me buried, living-dead In these verses that you've read Picture Quote #1

It is a fact often observed, that men have written good verses under the inspiration of passion, who cannot write well under other circumstances Picture Quote #1

Time broadens the scope of verses and I know of some which, like music, are everything for all men Picture Quote #1

The blues is nothing but a story... The verses which are sung in the blues is a true story, what people are doing... what they all went through. It’s not just a song, see? Picture Quote #1

Thy verses are as pleasing to me, o divine poet, as sleep is to the wearied on the soft turf Picture Quote #1

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God prefers bad verses recited with a pure heart, to the finest verses possible chanted by the wicked Picture Quote #1

... The verses of Byron, Keats or Poe are real whether they are in bootleg form or not. You can still read them for the same effect Picture Quote #1

An emperor knows how to govern when poets are free to make verses, people to act plays, historians to tell the truth, ministers to give advice, the poor to grumble at taxes, students to learn lessons aloud, workmen to praise their skill and seek work, people to speak of anything, and old men to find fault with everything Picture Quote #1

These days, I find I’m applying a little more patience to my process. If I look back on my work, I can see those songs I bailed on could have been better, that had those great two verses and then I kind of coasted from there. These days, if a song is giving me trouble, I put it aside and pick it up later, and keep doing that, for a year if I have to, until it takes shape Picture Quote #1

Like a good song, life has verses, the goliards had taught me. Each verse has to be sung. It takes all of them to make a song. It is the entire chanson you name, but when you think of it, when you smile, it is a favorite verse that delights your ears Picture Quote #1

Once it happened, as I lay awake at night, that I suddenly spoke in verses, in verses so beautiful and strange that I did not venture to think of writing them down, and then in the morning they vanished; and yet they lay hidden within me like the hard kernel within an old brittle husk Picture Quote #1

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The turnaround is when you have a solo in betwixt the verses. You stoppin’ to have a solo Picture Quote #1

Tonight I can write the saddest lines... Though this be the last pain that she makes me suffer and these the last verses that I write for her Picture Quote #1

There is a big confusion in this country over what we want verses what we need... you need food. You want a chocolate sundae Picture Quote #1

Verses which do not teach men new and moving truths do not deserve to be read Picture Quote #1

Of all human events, perhaps, the publication of a first volume of verses is the most insignificant; but though a matter of no moment to the world, it is still of some concern to the author Picture Quote #1

Longfellow has his popularity, in the main, because he tells his story or his idea so that one needs nothing but his verses to understand it Picture Quote #1

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To write regular verses destroys an infinite number of fine possibilities, but at the same time it suggests a multitude of distant and totally unexpected thoughts Picture Quote #1

After you have pumped your brains for thoughts and verses, there is a better poetry hinted in whistling a tune on your walk Picture Quote #1

For the godly poet must be chaste himself, but there is no need for his verses to be so Picture Quote #1

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History is a symphony of echoes heard and unheard. It is a poem with events as verses (Verses Quotes) The majority of those who put together collections of verses or epigrams resemble those who eat cherries or oysters: They begin by choosing the best and end by eating everything (Verses Quotes) Whenever you see, in an official lectionary, the command to omit two or three verses, you can normally be sure that they contain words of judgment. Unless, of course, they are about sex (Verses Quotes) Many a bard's untimely death Lends unto his verses breath; Here's a song was never sung: Growing old is dying young (Verses Quotes) There is poetry even in prose, in all the great prose which is not merely utilitarian or didactic: there exist poets who write in prose or at least in more or less apparent prose; millions of poets write verses which have no connection with poetry (Verses Quotes) Thou, thou, lysander, thou hast given her rhymes and interchanged love tokens with my child; thou hast by moonlight at her window sung with feigning voice verses of feigning love (Verses Quotes) He who writes prose builds his temple to Fame in rubble; he who writes verses builds it in granite (Verses Quotes) So when I'm killed, don't wait for me, walking the dim corridor; In heaven or hell, don't wait for me, or you must wait for evermore. You'll find me buried, living-dead In these verses that you've read (Verses Quotes) It is a fact often observed, that men have written good verses under the inspiration of passion, who cannot write well under other circumstances (Verses Quotes) Time broadens the scope of verses and I know of some which, like music, are everything for all men (Verses Quotes) The blues is nothing but a story... The verses which are sung in the blues is a true story, what people are doing... what they all went through. It’s not just a song, see? (Verses Quotes) Thy verses are as pleasing to me, o divine poet, as sleep is to the wearied on the soft turf (Verses Quotes) God prefers bad verses recited with a pure heart, to the finest verses possible chanted by the wicked (Verses Quotes) ... The verses of Byron, Keats or Poe are real whether they are in bootleg form or not. You can still read them for the same effect (Verses Quotes) An emperor knows how to govern when poets are free to make verses, people to act plays, historians to tell the truth, ministers to give advice, the poor to grumble at taxes, students to learn lessons aloud, workmen to praise their skill and seek work, people to speak of anything, and old men to find fault with everything (Verses Quotes) These days, I find I’m applying a little more patience to my process. If I look back on my work, I can see those songs I bailed on could have been better, that had those great two verses and then I kind of coasted from there. These days, if a song is giving me trouble, I put it aside and pick it up later, and keep doing that, for a year if I have to, until it takes shape (Verses Quotes) Like a good song, life has verses, the goliards had taught me. Each verse has to be sung. It takes all of them to make a song. It is the entire chanson you name, but when you think of it, when you smile, it is a favorite verse that delights your ears (Verses Quotes) Once it happened, as I lay awake at night, that I suddenly spoke in verses, in verses so beautiful and strange that I did not venture to think of writing them down, and then in the morning they vanished; and yet they lay hidden within me like the hard kernel within an old brittle husk (Verses Quotes) The turnaround is when you have a solo in betwixt the verses. You stoppin’ to have a solo (Verses Quotes) Tonight I can write the saddest lines... Though this be the last pain that she makes me suffer and these the last verses that I write for her (Verses Quotes) There is a big confusion in this country over what we want verses what we need... you need food. You want a chocolate sundae (Verses Quotes) Verses which do not teach men new and moving truths do not deserve to be read (Verses Quotes) Of all human events, perhaps, the publication of a first volume of verses is the most insignificant; but though a matter of no moment to the world, it is still of some concern to the author (Verses Quotes) Longfellow has his popularity, in the main, because he tells his story or his idea so that one needs nothing but his verses to understand it (Verses Quotes) To write regular verses destroys an infinite number of fine possibilities, but at the same time it suggests a multitude of distant and totally unexpected thoughts (Verses Quotes) After you have pumped your brains for thoughts and verses, there is a better poetry hinted in whistling a tune on your walk (Verses Quotes) For the godly poet must be chaste himself, but there is no need for his verses to be so (Verses Quotes)

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