He who is best prepared can best serve his moment of inspiration.
Samuel Taylor Coleridge Quotes
A poet ought not to pick nature's pocket. Let him borrow, and so borrow as to repay by the very act of borrowing. Examine nature accurately, but write from recollection, and trust more to the imagination than the memory.
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| Birth: | 21st October, 1772 |
| Death: | 25th July, 1834 |
| Nationality: | British |
| Profession: | Critic, Philosopher, Poet |
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