Quote#Poetry
But metre itself implies a passion, i.e. a state of excitement, both…
Quote bySamuel Taylor Coleridge · 1772–1834
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Letter to William Sotheby (13 July 1802).
English (original)
But metre itself implies a passion, i.e. a state of excitement, both in the Poet's mind, & is expected in that of the Reader.
— Samuel Taylor Coleridge
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