[P]oetry resembles metaphysics: one does not mind one's own, but one d…

Samuel Butler
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[P]oetry resembles metaphysics: one does not mind one's own, but one does not like anyone else's. ✨ Samuel Butler (2008). The Note-books of Samuel Butler: Easyread Large Edition, p.105, ReadHowYouWant.com
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[P]oetry resembles metaphysics: one does not mind one's own, but one does not like anyone else's. ✨ Samuel Butler (2008). The Note-books of Samuel Butler: Easyread Large Edition, p.105, ReadHowYouWant.com

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