“ The man who draws in noble joy from the poetic feeling is a true poet, though he has never written a verse all his life. ”
George Sand, The Devil's Pool (1846). copy citation
| Author | George Sand |
|---|---|
| Source | The Devil's Pool |
| Topic | writing joy |
| Date | 1846 |
| Language | English |
| Reference | |
| Note | Translated by Jane Minot Sedgwick and Ellery Sedgwick |
| Weblink | https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Devils_Pool_(1895) |
Context
“Without doubt this exclusion is the common result of excessive toil and of deep misery; but let it not be said that when men shall work moderately and usefully there will be nothing but bad workers and bad poets. The man who draws in noble joy from the poetic feeling is a true poet, though he has never written a verse all his life.
My thoughts had flown in this direction, without my perceiving that my confidence in the capacity of man for education was strengthened by external influences. I was walking along the edge of a field, which some peasants were preparing to sow.”
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