The epic poet has behind him a tradition of matter and a tradition of style; and that is what every other poet has behind him too; only, for the epic poet, tradition is rather narrower, rather more strictly compelling.
compel epic matter
Lascelles Abercrombie
These are some quotes by British author Lascelles Abercrombie Poet, who lived between January 9, 1881 and October 27, 1938.
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