The poet’s business is not to describe things to us, or to tell us about things, but to create in our minds the very things themselves.
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The epic poet collaborates with the spirit of his time in the composition of his work. That is, if he is successful; the time may refuse to work with him, but he may not refuse to work with his time.
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