Quote#Poetry
Poetry is like claret, one enjoys it only when it is very new, or…
Quote byWilliam Maginn · 1793–1842
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: No. 14.
English (original)
Poetry is like claret, one enjoys it only when it is very new, or when it is very old.
— William Maginn
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