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I wish our clever young poets would remember my homely definitions of prose and poetry that is, prose words in their bes

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"I wish our clever young poets would remember my homely definitions of prose and poetry; that is, prose = words in their best order; - poetry = the best words in the best order"

- Samuel Taylor Coleridge

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Samuel Taylor Coleridge

This quote is written / told by Samuel Taylor Coleridge between October 21, 1772 and July 25, 1834. He was a famous Poet from England. The author also have 48 other quotes.

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