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Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan - Even in the act of...

Even in the act of composition, the poet is in a state in which the reflective elements are subordinated to the intuitive. The vision, however, is not operative for so long as it continues, its very stress acts as a check on expression. (Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan)

Even in the act of composition, the poet is in a state in which the reflective elements are subordinated to the intuitive. The vision, however, is not operative for so long as it continues, its very stress acts as a check on expression.

Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

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