Excerpt from Elements and Science of English Versification
The aim of the true poet is always high. He should not only rely upon those resources with which nature has equipped him, but he, too, should study appropriate models, until he becomes a sufficient master of'the art to be able in turn to leave models for others who may follow after.
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