Poetry is a mixture of common sense, which not all have, with an uncom… — Quoted

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“Poetry is a mixture of common sense, which not all have, with an uncommon sense, which very few have.”

John Masefield · Poetry

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Since the printing press came into being, poetry has ceased to be the delight of the whole community of man it has become the amusement and delight of the few.

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Coming in solemn beauty like slow old tunes of Spain.

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Stylized acting and direction is to realistic acting and direction as poetry is to prose.

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