We hold that the most wonderful and splendid proof of genius is a great poem produced in a civilized age.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
The genius, wit, and the spirit of a nation are discovered by their proverbs.
Poetry is the exquisite expression of exquisite expressions.
Poetry is at least an elegance and at most a revelation.
Genius is that in which the soul of a race bums at its brightest, revealing and preserving its vision; works of art are great and significant in proportion to the clarity and fulness with which they incarnate this vision.
This proves that great lyric poetry can die, be reborn, die again, but will always remain one of the most outstanding creations of the human soul.
Americans have been tremendously fortunate in poetry, regarding both the quantity and quality of poetry produced. Unfortunately, it remains in schools and universities; it is not widely distributed.
Genius is not perfected, it is deepened. It does not so much interpret the world as fertilize itself with it.
Poetry is a beautiful way of spoiling prose, and the laborious art of exchanging plain sense for harmony.
A great poet is the most precious jewel of a nation.
The genius of America is that we are still a land of undiscovered shores, and we are at our best when we open our hearts and allow the night winds to bring renewed visions of great deeds.
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