Poetry is that art which selects and arranges the symbols of thought in such a manner as to excite the imagination the most powerfully and delightfully.


The Life and Works of William Cullen Bryant... (ed. 1889)

William Cullen Bryant Quotes

Poetry is that art which selects and arranges the symbols of thought in such a manner as to excite the imagination the most powerfully and...

Poetry is that art which selects and arranges the symbols of thought in such a manner as to excite the imagination the most powerfully and...

Poetry is that art which selects and arranges the symbols of thought in such a manner as to excite the imagination the most powerfully and...

Poetry is that art which selects and arranges the symbols of thought in such a manner as to excite the imagination the most powerfully and...