William Carlos WilliamsTo imitate nature involves the verb to do. To copy is merely to reflect something already there, inertly: Shakespeare's mirror is all that is needed for it. But by imitation we enlarge nature itself, we become nature or we discover in ourselves nature's active part.
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Our imagination is the product of our memories, and our memory is the sum total of nature’s work. By imitation we enlarge nature itself, we become nature or we discover in ourselves nature's active part.
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