Isaac D'Israeli, Literary Character of Men of Genius, Vers de Société.
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The poet must be alike polished by an intercourse with the world as with the studies of taste; one to whom labour is negligence, refinement a science, and art a nature.
— Isaac D'Israeli on Poets
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Source: Wikiquote: "Poets" (Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations: Quotes reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 605-09.)
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About Isaac D'Israeli
Isaac D'Israeli (11 May 1766 – 19 January 1848) received much of his education in Leiden and as early as his sixteenth year began his literary career with some verses to Dr. Johnson. He was the father of the British prime minister, Benjamin Disraeli.
About Isaac D'Israeli
Isaac D'Israeli (11 May 1766 – 19 January 1848) received much of his education in Leiden and as early as his sixteenth year began his literary career with some verses to Dr. Johnson. He was the father of the British prime minister, Benjamin Disraeli.
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