Just skimming through this. In the recent Poetry, Carmine Starnino in his review of Kirsch's Modern Element says, "...I can't help but feel that the best explanation for his choices in Invasions is provided by Paul Valery, who said that the chief pleasure of rhyme is the rage it inspires in its opponents." Well, I love that... but I've been unable to locate the actual Valery quotation. Does anyone know it?
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