Prose on certain occasions can bear a great deal of poetry; on the other hand, poetry sinks and swoons under a moderate weight of prose.

  • -- Walter Savage Landor 兰德

散文在某些场合可以承载大量的诗歌;另一方面,诗歌在适度的散文重压下沉沦和沉沦。

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There is poetry even in prose, in all the great prose which is not merely utilitarian or didactic: there exist poets who write in prose or at least in more or less apparent prose; millions of poets write verses which have no connection with poetry.

甚至在散文中也有诗歌,在所有伟大的散文中,不仅仅是功利主义的或说教的,也有诗人用散文写作,或至少用或多或少明显的散文;数以百万计的诗人写的诗与诗歌无关。

Every poet... finds himself born in the midst of prose. He has to struggle from the littleness and obstruction of an actual world into the freedom and infinitude of an ideal.

每一个诗人……发现自己出生在散文之中。他必须从现实世界的琐碎和阻碍中挣扎出来,进入理想的自由和无限。

The lines of poetry, the period of prose, and even the texts of Scripture most frequently recollected and quoted, are those which are felt to be preeminently musical.

诗歌的诗句,散文的段落,甚至最常被回忆和引用的经文,都被认为是极具音乐性的。

As I grew older, I actually was prepared to go into fine arts school and do a degree. That was what I was actually settled upon when I was offered a record deal.

随着年龄的增长,我实际上已经准备好进入美术学校并获得学位。当我拿到一份唱片合约时,我就已经决定了。

I've always known, before I had a record deal, that the thing is to go out and put on the show. I've been doing that from day one.

在我签唱片合约之前,我就知道,事情的关键是出去演出。我从第一天就这么做了。

Poetry is the synthesis of hyacinths and biscuits.

诗歌是风信子和饼干的综合体。