Who said "The poet's role is to capture the eternal in the temporal."?

This quote is attributed to Victor Leconte de Lisle.

The poet's role is to capture the eternal in the temporal. - Victor Leconte de Lisle

"The poet's role is to capture the eternal in the temporal."

Victor Leconte de Lisle Art

Poet French 1818–1894

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