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Some feelings are to mortals given,
With less of earth in them than heaven.
Some feelings are to mortals given,
With less of earth in them than heaven.
But, spite of all the criticising elves,
Those who would make us feel, must feel themselves.
But, spite of all the criticising elves,
Those who would make us feel, must feel themselves.
Sensations sweet,
Felt in the blood, and felt along the heart.
Sensations sweet,
Felt in the blood, and felt along the heart.
The soul of music slumbers in the shell,
Till wak'd and kindled by the master's spell,
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The soul of music slumbers in the shell,
Till wak'd and kindled by the master's spell,
And feeling hearts touch them but lightly--pour
A thousand melodies unheard before!
Art is not a handicraft, it is the transmission of feeling the artist has experienced.
Art is not a handicraft, it is the transmission of feeling the artist has experienced.
The moment of finding a fellow-creature is often as full of
mingled doubt and exultation, as the moment of read more
The moment of finding a fellow-creature is often as full of
mingled doubt and exultation, as the moment of finding an idea.
Thought is deeper than all speech,
Feeling deeper than all thought;
Souls to souls can never teach
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Thought is deeper than all speech,
Feeling deeper than all thought;
Souls to souls can never teach
What unto themselves was taught.
The wealth of rich feelings--the deep--the pure;
With strength to meet sorrow, and faith to endure.
The wealth of rich feelings--the deep--the pure;
With strength to meet sorrow, and faith to endure.
