I wish our clever young poe... by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, an English Poet

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“I wish our clever young poets would remember my homely definitions of prose and poetry; that is, prose = words in their best order; - poetry = the best words in the best order.”

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Samuel Taylor Coleridge

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Name: Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Nationality: English

Date of Birth: Oct 21, 1772

Date of Death: Jul 25, 1834

Profession: Poet

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