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	The epic poet has behind him a tradition of matter and a tradition of style; and that is what every other poet has behind him too; only, for the epic poet, tradition is rather narrower, rather more strictly compelling. Lascelles Abercrombie Vote on this Quote: Bad <---> Good
	Type: Poet Quotes Category: British Poet Quotes Date of Birth: January 9, 1881 Date of Death: October 27, 1938 Nationality: British Amazon: Lascelles Abercrombie on Amazon	Related Authors: George Herbert John Donne Lord Byron Samuel Butler James Montgomery Thom Gunn Lascelles Abercrombie Helen Dunmore
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