Quote#Poetry
"How divine is utterance!" she said. "As we to the brutes, poets are…
Quote byGeorge Meredith · 1828–1909
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Diana of the Crossways (1885), Ch. 16.
English (original)
"How divine is utterance!" she said. "As we to the brutes, poets are to us."
— George Meredith
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