Irrational Passions Would Seem To Be As

It Is Homer Who Has Chiefly Taught Other Poets The Art Of Telling Lies Skillfully.

Character Is That Which Reveals Moral Purpose, Exposing The Class Of Things A Man Chooses And Avoids.

Love Is The Cause Of Unity In All Things.

All Men By Nature Desire Knowledge.

Hence Poetry Is Something More Philosophic And Of Graver Import Than History, Since Its Statements Are Of The Nature Rather Of Universals, Whereas Those Of History Are Singulars.