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Poetry Quotes by Horace
- Every old poem is sacred.
- And take back ill-polished stanzas to the anvil.
- Poetry is like painting: one piece takes your fancy if you stand close to it, another if you keep at some distance.
- Not gods, nor men, nor even booksellers have put up with poets' being second-rate.
- That I make poetry and give pleasure - if I give pleasure - are because of you.
- I have to submit to much in order to pacify the touchy tribe of poets.
- No poems can please long or live that are written by water drinkers.
- It is not enough that poetry is agreeable, it should also be interesting.
- Where there are many beauties in a poem I shall not cavil at a few faults proceeding either from negligence or from the imperfection of…
- Let your poem be kept nine years.
- No poems can please for long or live that are written by water drinkers.
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