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‘... It is fair to say that almost every good poem that has ever been made has felt a touch of inspiration in its making.* The word “inspiration” is perhaps unfortunate, for it arouses ideas of spiritual possession, and it is sensible to be sceptical** about such things. Nevertheless, that is rather how the poet feels when he is inspired: it seems as if the words are being dictated to him by some outside agency. He does not properly understand them, but he dimly realises their power, and therefore sets them down.’***

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***Ibid, 11

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