4 Philip Sidney Quotes on Poetry

Philip Sidney quotes on poetry

5. But words came halting forth, wanting Invention's stay, Invention, Nature's child, fled step-dame Study's blows, And others' feet still seemed but strangers in my way. Thus great with child to speak, and helpless in my throes, Biting my truant pen, beating myself for spite: 'Fool,' said my Muse to me, 'look in thy heart and write.'

6. Come sleep, O sleep, the certain knot of peace, The baiting place of wit, the balm of woe, The poor man's wealth, the prisoner's release, The indifferent judge between the high and low.

7. That sweet enemy, France.

8. There have been many most excellent poets that never versified, and now swarm many versifiers that need never answer to the name of poets.