Who said "A poet's business is not to teach but to reveal."?

This quote is attributed to Thomas Hardy.

A poet's business is not to teach but to reveal. - Thomas Hardy

"A poet's business is not to teach but to reveal."

Thomas Hardy Literature

Novelist Poet English 1840–1928

"The greatest poverty is not to live in a beautiful world."

"Life offers to none a charm that is permanent, the inevitable effect of time is to degrade and destroy."

"Love is a great beautifier."

"There is no greater thing than to be somebody's reason to smile."

"The pen is mightier than the sword."

"Literature opens the mind to new worlds"

"The interesting thing about books is that they're made of words."

"Literature captures the essence of what it means to be human."