A poem, of whatever length, should start vividly, so as to … - Thomas Gordon Hake

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A poem, of whatever length, should start vividly, so as to wind up the ear and set the mind ticking.

Thomas Gordon Hake

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Thomas Gordon Hake (10 March 1809 – 11 January 1895) was an English physician and poet. He was a first cousin of Major-General Charles George Gordon and a friend of William Michael Rossetti, George Borrow, and John William Donaldson.

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