Poetical material permeates the souls of all; any expression of it in verse or prose, in painting or music, is poetry.
"The Literature of Ecstasy"
Albert Mordell
I plead then that ecstasy, and not rhythm, should characterize much of our literature; and I seek to show that poetry is not a department of literature but a spirit that permeates the best writing even in prose.
"The Literature of Ecstasy"
Albert Mordell
When the breeze sweeps gently over these fields, the eye is delighted by broad waves of rich color rising and falling in the warm sunshine, while an indescribable, ripe, harvest smell permeates the atmosphere.
"The Story of Malta"
Maturin M. Ballou