John Drinkwater - A lyric, it is true, is the expression of personal...

A lyric, it is true, is the expression of personal emotion, but then so is all poetry, and to suppose that there are several kinds of poetry, differing from each other in essence, is to be deceived by wholly artificial divisions which have no real being.

John Drinkwater

John Drinkwater Quotes

;

A lyric, it is true, is the expression of personal emotion, but then so is all poetry, and to suppose that there are several kinds of poetry, differing from each other in essence, is to be deceived by wholly artificial divisions which have no real being. John Drinkwater

Related Topics

poetry emotions

Keywords

lyric true expression personal emotion poetry suppose kinds differing essence deceived wholly artificial divisions real

Explore other Authors

Malcolm Muggeridge

David Rose

Dick Cheney

Bernard Bailyn

Gustav Stresemann

Shakespeare, William

Christina Aguilera

Maria Bartiromo

Oliver Cromwell

Saint Augustine

Michael Ende

Ernie Banks

If you are using this quote in any webpage , printmedia or any other places please use the following methods to cite this quotation.

MLA Style Citation

"A quote by John Drinkwater" theysaidso.com, 2024. Apr 19, 2024. https://theysaidso.com/quote/john-drinkwater-a-lyric-it-is-true-is-the-expression-of-personal-emotion-but-the

APA Style Citation

"A quote by John Drinkwater" (n.d.). theysaidso.com. Retrieved Apr 19, 2024, from theysaidso.com web site : https://theysaidso.com/quote/john-drinkwater-a-lyric-it-is-true-is-the-expression-of-personal-emotion-but-the

Chicago Style Citation

"A quote by John Drinkwater". theysaidso.com, 2024. https://theysaidso.com/quote/john-drinkwater-a-lyric-it-is-true-is-the-expression-of-personal-emotion-but-the , accessed Apr 19, 2024.

Comments

Authentication required

You must log in to post a comment.

Log in

There are no comments yet.