"Of course, that he is a poetical phenomenon, as entirely without fault, as is the luxurious paper upon which his poems are invariably borne to the public eye."

"Mr. Mumblethumb"

"From childhood's hour I have not been As others were—I have not seen As others saw—I could not bring My passions from a common spring."

"I would define, in brief, the Poetry of words as The Rhythmical Creation of Beauty. Its sole arbiter is Taste. With the Intellect or with the Conscience, it has only collateral relations. Unless, inde…"

"There are some secrets which do not permit themselves to be told."