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<\/a> I found it. It\u2019s from one of Montaigne\u2019s essays on the education of children, and here is some context:<\/p>\n\u201cHistory is more my quarry, or poetry, which I love with particular affection. For as Cleanthes said, just as sound, when pent up in the narrow channel of a trumpet, comes out sharper or stronger, so it seems to me that a thought, when compressed into the numbered feet of poetry, springs forth much more violently and strikes me a much stiffer jolt.\u201d<\/p>\n
Still, in the little note I found, this quote is handwritten and signed \u2018MWC.\u2019 I still think it\u2019s Billy Collins\u2019s handwriting. Well, why not? Anything else is less interesting!<\/p>\n
And I\u2019m still hunting for my tapestry notes!<\/p>\n
> I found it. It\u2019s from one of Montaigne\u2019s essays on the education of children, and here is some context: \u201cHistory is more my quarry, or poetry, which I love with particular affection. For as Cleanthes said, just as sound, … Continue reading