Prior to Wordsworth, humor was an essential part of poetry. I mean, they don't call them Shakespeare comedies for nothing. Votes: 14
Beloved, till life can charm no more; And mourned, till Pity's self be dead. Votes: 10
When a writer becomes a reader of his or her own work, a lot can go wrong. It's like do-it-yourself dentistry. Votes: 5
Always mistrust a subordinate who never finds fault with his superior. Votes: 4
By fairy hands their knell is rung; By forms unseen their dirge is sung. Votes: 3
In numbers warmly pure and sweetly strong. Votes: 2
Words like feminism or democracy scare me. They are words with barnacles on them, and you can't see what's underneath. Votes: 1
How sleep the brave, who sink to rest, By all their country's wishes blest! Votes: 1