The poet speaks to all men of that other life of theirs that they have smothered and forgotten.

It is part of the poet's work to show each man what he sees but does not know he sees.

Rhythm is one of the principal translators between dream and reality. Rhythm might be described as, to the world of sound, what light is to the world of sight. It shapes and gives new meaning. Rhythm was described by Schopenhauer as melody deprived of its pitch.

As for the usefulness of poetry, its uses are many. It is the deification of reality.

I may say that I think greed about poetry is the only permissible greed - it is, indeed, unavoidable.

... all ugliness passes, and beauty endures, excepting of the skin.

A great many people now reading and writing would be better employed keeping rabbits.