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| tempt to manufacture truth; and to give it to us in poems or
any form of artwithout a lion of some sorta lion of truth or fitness or poweris to emasculate it and destroy its volition. But current poetry isfor the most partan attempt to do this very thingto give us beauty without beauty's antecedents and foil. The poets want to spare us the annoyance of the beast. Since beauty is the chief attractionwhy not have this part alonepure and unadulterated--why not pluck the plumage from the bird the flower from its stalkthe moss from the rockthe shell from the shorethe honey-bag from the beeand thus have in brief what pleases us? Hencewith rare exceptionsone feelson opening the latest book of poemslike exclaimingWellhere is the beautiful at last divested of everything else--of truthof powerof utility-- and one may add of beautytoo. It charms as coloror flowersor jewelsor perfume charms--and that is the end of it. It is ever present to the true artistin his attempt to report naturethat every object as it stands in the circuit of cause and effect has a history which involves its surroundingsand that the depth of the interest which it awakens in us is in proportion as its integrity in this resp louboutin outlet shoesyilai: ugg boots clearance s of the Cape to the rollers |
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