[N]o verse which is unmusical or obscure can be regarded as… - Alfred Austin

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[N]o verse which is unmusical or obscure can be regarded as Poetry, whatever other qualities it may possess.

Alfred Austin

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Alfred Austin DL (30 May 1835 – 2 June 1913) was an English poet who was appointed Poet Laureate in 1896.

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And Clara dies that Claribel may dance.

Is life worth living? Yes, so long
As there is wrong to right,
Wail of the weak against the strong,
Or tyranny to fight;

People living and dead, things past and present, all are contributories to that diminutive stream, oneself; a reflection which is essentially consoling, since it associates one with the sum of things and prevents one from living in barren isolation.

[N]o verse which is unmusical or obscure can be regarded as Poetry, whatever other qualities it may possess. - Alfred Austin

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