“the rancorous and reptile crew of poeticules who decompose into criticasters” —Swinburne
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Replying to @JamesGleick
@JamesGleick "There is something about a poet which leads us to believe that he died, in many cases, as long as 20 years before his birth."1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@JamesGleick The quote, by the way, is from James Thurber, and he seems to have had Swinburne in particular in mind.
9:52 PM - 6 Aug 2015
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