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The best poetry will be found to have a power of forming, sustaining, and delighting us, as nothing else can.

Matthew Arnold
Found, Best Poetry, Sustaining
Essays in Criticism Second Series, "The Study of Poetry" (1888)
The best poetry will be found to have a power of forming, sustaining, and delighting us, as nothing else can.