There Is Nothing In Which The Birds

The Art Of Writing History Is The Art Of Emphasizing The Significant Facts At The Expense Of The Insignificant. And It Is The Same In Every Field Of Knowledge. Knowledge Is Power Only If A Man Knows What Facts Not To Bother About.

Keats, It Must Be Remembered, Was A Sensualist. His Poems ... Reveal Him As A Man Not Altogether Free From The Vulgarities Of Sensualism, As Well As One Who Was Able To Transmute It Into Perfect Literature.

There Are Two Sorts Of Curiosity - The Momentary And The Permanent. The Momentary Is Concerned With The Odd Appearance On The Surface Of Things. The Permanent Is Attracted By The Amazing And Consecutive Life That Flows On Beneath The Surface Of Things.

With Wordsworth, Indeed, The Light Of Revelation Did Not Fall Upon Human Beings So Unbrokenly As Upon The Face Of The Earth. He Knew The Birds Of The Countryside Better Than The Old Men, And The Flowers Far Better Than The Children.

Mystery Lies Over The Sea. Every Ship Is Bound For Thule.