The words in prose ought to express the intended meaning, and no more; if they attract attention to themselves, it is, in general, a fault.


Specimens of the table talk (ed. 1835)

Samuel Taylor Coleridge Quotes

The words in prose ought to express the intended meaning, and no more; if they attract attention to themselves, it is, in general, a fault.

The words in prose ought to express the intended meaning, and no more; if they attract attention to themselves, it is, in general, a fault.

The words in prose ought to express the intended meaning, and no more; if they attract attention to themselves, it is, in general, a fault.

The words in prose ought to express the intended meaning, and no more; if they attract attention to themselves, it is, in general, a fault.