Many thanks, another big help. Does anyone know anything about the context?
Thx.,
Peter

"Pritchett, Patrick" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:


"I believe in technique as the test of a man's sincerity." From "A Retrospect," in EP's Literary Essays, page 9.

Patrick Pritchett
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Subject: Pound line

So does anyone in this august company know the whereabouts or origins
of a Pound line that goes roughly, 'technical accuracy is the measure of a poet's sincerity'.
I just heard the line earlier this afternoon, and am going from memory which is somewhat feeble.
Thanks,

Merry Christmas all!

Peter Montgomery