All Stephen Spender Quotes
There is a certain justice in criticism. The critic is like a midwife - a tyrannical midwife.
Stephen Spender
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When a child, my dreams rode on your wishes, I was your son, high on your horse, My mind a top whipped by the lashes Of your rhetoric, windy of course.
Stephen Spender
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When you read and understand a poem, comprehending its rich and formal meanings, then you master chaos a little.
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Great poetry is always written by somebody straining to go beyond what he can do.
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