Who said "Literature is the most agreeable way of ignoring life."?

This quote is attributed to Samuel Taylor Coleridge.

Literature is the most agreeable way of ignoring life. - Samuel Taylor Coleridge

"Literature is the most agreeable way of ignoring life."

Samuel Taylor Coleridge Literature

Poet Critic English 1772–1834

"Poetry is the best words in the best order."

"Imagination is the living power and prime agent of all human perception."

"The greatest object of human life is living in the present moment."

"Love is a great beautifier."

"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."