Superfluous Word Quotes

4 quotes by 3 authors

• Many a poem is marred by a superfluous word. — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
• Use no superfluous word, no adjective, which does not reveal something. — Ezra Pound
• The poets aim is either to profit or to please, or to blend in one the delightful and the useful. Whatever the lesson you would… — Horace
• Use no superfluous word, no adjective, which does not reveal something. Don't use such an expression as 'dim land of peace.' It dulls the image.… — Ezra Pound

Who Wrote These Superfluous Word Quotes

3 authors contributed a total of 4 Superfluous Word Quotes as follows:

• 2 Superfluous Word Quotes by Ezra Pound
• 1 Superfluous Word Quote by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
• 1 Superfluous Word Quote by Horace