Verse

Famous quotes containing the word verse:

“When I a verse shall make,
Know I have prayed thee,
For old religion’s sake,
Saint Ben, to aid me.”
—Robert Herrick (1591–1674)

“Writing free verse is like playing tennis with the net down.”
—Robert Frost (1874–1963)

“Free verse leaves out the meter and makes up
For the deficiency by church intoning.
Free verse, so called, is really cherished prose....”
—Robert Frost (1874–1963)