...She thought it was the misfortune of poetry to be seldom safely enjoyed by those who enjoyed it completely; and that the strong feelings which alone could estimate it truly were the very feelings which ought to taste it but sparingly.
-Jane Austen, Persuasion, 74.
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i like that. i need to ponder that. :)
The movie much more succinctly says something like "too much poetry may be dangerous"...a delightful sentiment!
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