"By definition , if prose is a river, poetry is a fountain."

"What good poetry and good prose have in common is vitality of rhythm ."

"Poetry's only crucial attribute is rhythm. This is its heartbeat.This makes it memorable. If the rhythm falters , the…"

"When I from life's unrest had earned the grace Of utter ease beside a quiet stream; When all that was had mingled in …"

"For sorrow and joy are one, and all the past And all the future mingle in a kiss."

"They said: "She dwelleth in some place apart, Immortal Truth, within whose eyes Who looks may find the secret of the …"

"Beloved, it is morn! A redder berry on the thorn, A deeper yellow on the corn, For this good day new-born."

"At the you were, of course, first taught to draw. You experienced the pleasure of the , , the , cartridge and , and h…"

"The Italians who crossed the by invitation brought with them a technical scenic ability, the s being as well equipped…"

"Away from her prison work, divided her time between London and , where she and her husband raised two adopted daughte…"