æz ðə pˈoʊɪt hɪmsˈɛlf ɐdmˈɪɾᵻd ɪt wʌz pɹɪsˈaɪsli ðɪ ɚɹˌɪdʒɪnˈælᵻɾi ænd ɛkstɹˈævəɡəns ʌv hɪz wˈɜːk ðæt kəntɹˈɪbjuːɾᵻd tə hɪz ɹˈɛlətˌɪv kəmˈɜːʃəl səksˈɛs.
As the poet himself admitted it was precisely the originality and extravagance of his work that contributed to his relative commercial success.