Yet George Moore, a great poet in prose himself, tells us in his avowals that the greatness of English genius does not appear in its prose, but in its poetry, i.
"The Literature of Ecstasy"
Albert Mordell
They were somewhat similar in character-if not altogether so: both being avowals of love, ending in offers of marriage.
"The White Gauntlet"
Mayne Reid
I only value intended avowals.
"The Song of Songs"
Hermann Sudermann