To Believe And To Understand Are Not

Pedantry Consists In The Use Of Words Unsuitable To The Time, Place, And Company.

A Man's As Old As He's Feeling. A Woman As Old As She Looks.

Not The Poem Which We Have Read , But That To Which We Return , With The Greatest Pleasure, Possesses The Genuine Power, And Claims The Name Of Essential Poetry .

The Age Seems Sore From Excess Of Stimulation, Just As A Day Or Two After A Thorough Debauch And Long Sustained Drinking-match A Man Feels All Over Like A Bruise. Even To Admire Otherwise Than On The Whole And Where "i Admire" Is But A Synonyme For "i Remember, I Liked It Very Much When I Was Reading It ," Is Too Much An Effort, Would Be Too Disquieting An Emotion!

History Has A Point Of View; It Cannot Be All Things To All People.