A very intimate sense of the expressiveness of outward things, which ponders, listens, penetrates, where the earlier, less developed consciousness passed lightly by, is an important element in the general temper of our modern poetry.
All art constantly aspires towards the condition of music.
Art comes to you proposing frankly to give nothing but the highest quality to your moments as they pass
In a sense it might even be said that our failure is to form habits: for, after all, habit is relative to a stereotyped world, and meantime it is only the roughness of the eye that makes two persons, things, situations, seem alike.
Not the fruit of experience, but experience itself, is the end.
What is important, then, is not that the critic should possess a correct abstract definition of beauty for the intellect, but a certain kind of temperament, the power of being deeply moved by the presence of beautiful objects.
I couldnt help but put the quotes up from walter pater that i just really enjoyed. i love that this whole semester we have been able to read poets of al types and poets at first seem to all be the same to an extent.... but for the first time i have let poets move me and really make me think and explore thoughts.walter pater is one that has surprised me in the sense that what he has said connects to me in an odd way..... not as much as TS eliot, but there is something there that i really love. i think it may be the sense of complete a utter importance he stresses on beauty and art. for him it seems to be very important to open ones eyes and really pay attention to what is around you.
