Who said this famous phrase 'Prose is words in the best order poetry is the best words in the best order'?

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2026-03-14 05:45

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Samuel Taylor Coleridge, in Table Talk, July 12, 1827: "I wish our clever young poets would remember my homely definitions of prose and poetry; that is, prose = Words in their best order; poetry = the best Words in their best order."

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