Poetry, unlike oratory, should not aim at clarity... but be dense with meaning, 'something to be chewed and digested'... (George Chapman)

Poetry, unlike oratory, should not aim at clarity... but be dense with meaning, 'something to be chewed and digested'...

George Chapman

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