No man was ever yet a great poet, without being at the same time a profound philosopher. — Samuel Taylor Coleridge Copy Share Image
Sir, I admit your general rule, That every poet is a fool, But you yourself may serve to show it, That every… — Samuel Taylor Coleridge Copy Share Image
The poet is the man made to solve the riddle of the universe who brings the whole soul of man into activity. — Samuel Taylor Coleridge Copy Share Image
But metre itself implies a passion , i.e. a state of excitement, both in the Poet's mind, & is expected in that… — Samuel Taylor Coleridge Copy Share Image
Iambics march from short to long;-- With a leap and a bound the swift Anapaests throng — Samuel Taylor Coleridge Copy Share Image
A poet ought not to pick nature's pocket. Let him borrow, and so borrow as to repay by the very act of… — Samuel Taylor Coleridge Copy Share Image
No man was ever yet a great poet, without being at the same time a profound philosopher. For poetry is the blossom… — Samuel Taylor Coleridge Copy Share Image
The poet, described in ideal perfection, brings the whole soul of man into activity, with the subordination of its faculties to each… — Samuel Taylor Coleridge Copy Share Image
The intelligible forms of ancient poets, The fair humanities of old religion, The power, the beauty, and the majesty That had their… — Samuel Taylor Coleridge Copy Share Image
The definition of good prose is proper words in their proper places; of good verse, the most proper words in their proper… — Samuel Taylor Coleridge Copy Share Image
Poetry, even that of the loftiest, and seemingly, that of the wildest odes, [has] a logic of its own as severe as… — Samuel Taylor Coleridge Copy Share Image
It has been observed before that images, however beautiful, though faithfully copied from nature, and as accurately represented in words, do not… — Samuel Taylor Coleridge Copy Share Image
Never can true courage dwell with them, Who, playing tricks with conscience, dare not look At their own vices. — Samuel Taylor Coleridge Copy Share Image
The first duty of a wise advocate is to convince his opponents that he understands their arguments, and sympathies with their just feelings. — Samuel Taylor Coleridge Copy Share Image
And the Devil did grin, for his darling sin is pride that apes humility. — Samuel Taylor Coleridge Copy Share Image
Facts are not truths; they are not conclusions; they are not even premises, but in the nature and parts of premises. — Samuel Taylor Coleridge Copy Share Image
I do not wish you to act from these truths; no, still and always act from your feelings; only meditate often on these truths… — Samuel Taylor Coleridge Copy Share Image
A poet ought not to pick nature's pocket. Let him borrow, and so borrow as to repay by the very act of borrowing. Examine… — Samuel Taylor Coleridge Copy Share Image
With no other privilege than that of sympathy and sincere good wishes, I would address an affectionate exhortation to the youthful literati, grounded on… — Samuel Taylor Coleridge Copy Share Image
Therefore all seasons shall be sweet to thee, Whether the summer clothe the general earth With greenness, or the redbreast sit and sing Betwixt… — Samuel Taylor Coleridge Copy Share Image
Why are not more gems from our great authors scattered over the country? Great books are not in everybody's reach; and though it is… — Samuel Taylor Coleridge Copy Share Image
Life went a-maying With Nature, Hope, and Poesy, When I was young! — Samuel Taylor Coleridge Copy Share Image