Dialogue

 1 Repub|        whatever be the sort of poetry, epic, lyric, or tragic,
 2 Repub|        or in any other kind of poetry, introduce Here disguised
 3 Repub|      Enough of the subjects of poetry: let us now speak of the
 4 Repub|         that all mythology and poetry are a narration of events,
 5 Repub|  imitation is dropped, and his poetry becomes simple narration.
 6 Repub|        made clear to you, that poetry and mythology are, in some
 7 Repub|        several other styles of poetry. Do I take you with me? ~
 8 Repub|        the two, comprehend all poetry, and every form of expression
 9 Repub|        exhibit himself and his poetry, we will fall down and worship
10 Repub|     better than the rule about poetry. ~To what do you refer? ~
11 Repub|     the rejection of imitative poetry, which certainly ought not
12 Repub|        in fact to what we term poetry? ~Probably the same would
13 Repub|      the same would be true of poetry. ~Do not rely, I said, on
14 Repub|    accusation: the power which poetry has of harming even the
15 Repub|    every action-in all of them poetry feeds and waters the passions
16 Repub|        famous men are the only poetry which ought to be admitted
17 Repub|     reverted to the subject of poetry, let this our defence serve
18 Repub| quarrel between philosophy and poetry; of which there are many
19 Repub|    defenders who are lovers of poetry and yet not poets the permission
20 Repub|     mean, if there is a use in poetry as well as a delight? ~Certainly,
21 Repub|       inspired by that love of poetry which the education of noble
22 Repub|  events we are well aware that poetry being such as we have described
23 Repub|        under the excitement of poetry, he neglect justice and