Landor

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    Verse calls them forth; ‘tis verse that gives
    Immortal youth to mortal maids.
    —Walter Savage Landor (1775–1864)

    Prose on certain occasions can bear a great deal of poetry; on the other hand, poetry sinks and swoons under a moderate weight of prose.
    —Walter Savage Landor (1775–1864)

    My slumber broken and my doublet torn,
    I find the laurel also bears a thorn.
    —Walter Savage Landor (1775–1864)