The quote suggests that the speaker has never engaged with poetry before. They convey a lack of exposure or interest in the genre, implying a limited understanding of and experience with poetic works.
But, alas! what poor Woman is ever taught that she should have a higher Design than to get her a Husband?
Mary Astell
A tradition without intelligence is not worth having.
TS (Thomas Stearns) Eliot
Give us more and more of real Christianity, and we shall need less of its evidences. Act upon the supposition that Christ is a Divine Teacher, and you will soon have a demonstration of its truth.
Edward Thomson
So long as you do no harm to another, change your opinion once in a while. Contradict yourself without being embarrassed. This is your right. It doesn't matter what others think -because that's what they will think, in any case.
Paulo Coelho
It is conceded by all that man is the very highest type of all living creatures on the earth. His intelligence is far superior to that of any other earthly being.
Joseph Franklin Rutherford
I find that to be a fool as to worldly wisdom, and to commit my cause to God, not fearing to offend men, who take offence at the simplicity of truth, is the only way to remain unmoved at the sentiments of others.
John Woolman
I always write a good first line, but I have trouble in writing the others.
Moli
It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to your enemies, but a great deal more to stand up to your friends.
J.K. Rowling
God never built a Christian strong enough to carry today's duties and tomorrow's anxieties piled on the top of them.
Theodore L. Cuyler
Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school.
Albert Einstein
No, I am not a homosexual. If I were a homosexual, I would hope I would have the courage to say so. What's cruel is that you are forcing me to say I am not a homosexual. This means you are putting homosexuals down. I don't want to do that.
Ed Koch
I shoot a little bit, maybe two rolls, medium format, which is 20 pictures, and if it's not working, I change the position.
Annie Leibovitz
