Nature never set forth the earth in so rich tapestry as divers poets have done; neither with pleasant rivers, fruitful trees, sweet-smelling flowers, nor whatsoever else may make the too-much-loved earth more lovely; her world is brazen, the poets only deliver a golden.
Philip Sidney, Geoffrey Shepherd, R.W. Maslen (2002). “An Apology For Poetry (Or The Defence Of Poesy): Revised and Expanded Second Edition”, p.85, Manchester University Press
