Bliss Perry Professions : Literary critic Born : November 25, 1860 Died : February 13, 1954 Browse All Authors Top 3 quotes by Bliss Perry Any teacher can study books, but books do not necessarily bring wisdom, nor that human insight essential to consummate teaching skills. Bliss Perry teaching teacher book ... the radical deficiency of imagist verse, as such, is in its lack of general ideas. Much of it might have been written by an infinitely sensitive decapitated frog. It is hemisphereless poetry. Bliss Perry frogs might ideas But ah, to fish with a worm, and then not catch your fish! To fail with a fly is no disgrace: your art may have been impeccable, your patience faultless to the end. But the philosophy of worm-fishing is that of results, of having something tangible in your basket when the day's work is done. Bliss Perry lakes philosophy art Similar Authors Irving Howe literary-critic Diana Trilling literary-critic Daphne Merkin literary-critic Henry Louis Gates literary-critic Harold Bloom literary-critic Christopher Ricks literary-critic All Authors