| Frank J. Wilstach, comp. A Dictionary of Similes. 1916. | | | | Poetry |
| | Poetry, good sir, in my opinion, is like a tender virgin, very young and extremely beautiful, whom divers other virgins—namely, all other sciences—make it their business to enrich, polish, and adore.
—Miguel de Cervantes | 1 |
There is as much difference between good poetry and fine verses, as between the smell of a flower garden, and a perfumer’s shop.
—Julius Charles Hare | 2 |
Wisdom and poetry are like fruit for children, unwholesome if too fresh.
—Walter Savage Landor | 3 |
Poetry is to philosophy what the Sabbath is to the rest of the week.
—William Butler Yeats | 4 | | |
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