The best poetry will be found to have a power of forming, sustaining, and delighting us, as nothing else can.


The Study of Poetry - Essays in Criticism, second series (1888)

Matthew Arnold Quotes

The best poetry will be found to have a power of forming, sustaining, and delighting us, as nothing else can.

The best poetry will be found to have a power of forming, sustaining, and delighting us, as nothing else can.

The best poetry will be found to have a power of forming, sustaining, and delighting us, as nothing else can.

The best poetry will be found to have a power of forming, sustaining, and delighting us, as nothing else can.