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Blackberries

by William Allingham
 
 

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[What chiefly makes a poem? not opulence, nor grace]

What chiefly makes a poem? not opulence, nor grace,
Nor grandeur, nor simplicity; the subject nor the measure;
But sweetness of proportion, to have everything in place;
Such Poem is a ripen'd fruit, an everlasting pleasure.