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SourceLatin maxim; recorded in James Wood, Dictionary of Quotations (1899), p. 360

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“A poet is born not made.”
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Original (Latin)

Poeta nascitur, non fit

VerifiedLatin maxim; recorded in James Wood, Dictionary of Quotations (1899), p. 360 · evidencePoetry and Poets
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