The poet's business is not to save the soul of man but to m… - James Elroy Flecker

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The poet's business is not to save the soul of man but to make it worth saving.

James Elroy Flecker

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About James Elroy Flecker

James Elroy Flecker (November 5 1884 – January 3 1915) was an English poet, novelist and playwright. As a poet he was most influenced by the Parnassian poets.

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Alternative Names: J. E. Flecker

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I have seen old ships sail like swans asleep.

When the great markets by the sea shut fast
All that calm Sunday that goes on and on:
When even lovers find their peace at last,
And Earth is but a star, that once had shone.

But have you wine and music still,
And statues and a bright-eyed love,
And foolish thoughts of good and ill,
And prayers to them who sit above?

The poet's business is not to save the soul of man but to make it worth saving. - James Elroy Flecker

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