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And it is clear that indications of this mysterious infinitude can be given more easily and adequately in a poem on a small theme, than in a poem on a large theme. A solitary flower may be made the means of expressing the infinite awe of the universe far more effectively than the most crowded drama. The fuller a picture or a poem is of positive life action and feeling, the less room is there left in our infinite minds for the strange, unconceived immensity beyond.
– From “The North British Review,” February - May 1858
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