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A Defence of Poetry

A plain clay figurine stands on a driftwood base among stones and arching dry reeds. — Original artwork

Revenge is the naked idol of the worship of a semi-barbarous age.

Percy Bysshe Shelley

Author: Percy Bysshe Shelley
Year: 1840
Genre: essay

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