Poetry is a mere drug, Sir. Posted on October 7, 2014October 7, 2009 by admin “Poetry is a mere drug, Sir.” — George Farquhar Author: George Farquhar Category: poetry Tags: poetry, George Farquhar Spread the love Related posts: All bad poetry springs from genuine feeling. Poetry is an echo, asking a shadow Poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the Poetry is the art of uniting pleasure