They are not the kinds of things which can be verified.

诗歌不是经得起核实的东西。

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He says, sort of toward the top of the right-hand column, page 768: It is evident that the bulk of poetry consists of statements which only the very foolish would think of attempting to verify.

右侧栏的上面，Richards写道：,诗歌中显然有大量不真实的陈述,而只有傻子才试图去核实它们。

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