It [Poesy] Was Ever Thought To Have Some Participation Of Divineness, Because It Doth Raise And Erect The Mind By Submitting The Shews Of Things To The Desires Of The Mind.

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It [Poesy] was ever thought to have some participation of divineness,
because it doth raise and erect the mind by submitting the shews of
things to the desires of the mind.
-- Francis Bacon (1561-1626)
-- Advancement of Learning, Book ii

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