Ancient Poets Quotes

7 quotes by 6 authors

• Ancient poets and sages have called the earth the mother of all things. They could hardly have chosen a more attractive name, or one that… — Jonas Hallgrimsson
• Poetry transcends the nation-state. Poetry transcends government. It brings the traditional concept of power to its knees. I have always believed poetry to be an… — Sam Hamill
• He was the man who of all modern, and perhaps ancient poets, had the largest and most comprehensive soul. . . . He was naturally… — John Dryden
• The poet's other readers are the ancient poets, who look upon the freshly written pages from an incorruptible distance. Their poetic forms are permanent, and… — Salvatore Quasimodo
• The ancient Poets animated all sensible objects with Gods or Geniuses, calling them by the names and adorning them with the properties of woods, rivers,… — William Blake
• The intelligible forms of ancient poets, The fair humanities of old religion, The power, the beauty, and the majesty That had their haunts in dale… — Samuel Taylor Coleridge
• He [Shakespeare] was the man who of all modern, and perhaps ancient poets, had the largest and most comprehensive soul . . . He was… — John Dryden

Who Wrote These Ancient Poets Quotes

6 authors contributed a total of 7 Ancient Poets Quotes as follows:

• 2 Ancient Poets Quotes by John Dryden
• 1 Ancient Poets Quote by Jonas Hallgrimsson
• 1 Ancient Poets Quote by Sam Hamill
• 1 Ancient Poets Quote by Salvatore Quasimodo
• 1 Ancient Poets Quote by William Blake
• 1 Ancient Poets Quote by Samuel Taylor Coleridge