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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

5286 Samuel Taylor Coleridge 1772-1834 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:5286
AUTHOR:Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772–1834)
QUOTATION:I wish our clever young poets would remember my homely definitions of prose and poetry; that is, prose,—words in their best order; poetry,—the best words in their best order.
ATTRIBUTION:Table Talk.