“The cultivation of those sciences which have enlarged the limits of the empire of man over the external world, is a principal source of moral improvement.”

Linking intellectual discovery with humanity's moral development. · Essay, A Defence of Poetry

• Growth
• Knowledge
• Science

“A man cannot say, I will compose poetry. The most poetical mind is one which is naturally adapted to the expression of its own conceptions.”

Emphasising that poetry arises from imaginative temperament rather than deliberate manufacture. · Essay, A Defence of Poetry

• Creativity
• Poetry
• Writing

“A man, to be greatly good, must imagine intensely and comprehensively; he must put himself in the place of another and of many others.”

Presenting imagination as the foundation of moral sympathy. · Essay, A Defence of Poetry

• Empathy
• Goodness
• Imagination