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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
WAGNER, by RICHARD WATSON GILDER Poet's Biography
First Line: This is the eternal mystery of art
Last Line: Whispered, lo, this am I, -- and that art thou.
Subject(s): Composers; Wagner, Richard (1813-1883)
First Line: This is the eternal mystery of art
Last Line: Whispered, lo, this am I, -- and that art thou.
Subject(s): Composers; Wagner, Richard (1813-1883)
THIS is the eternal mystery of art:
He told the secretest secret of his heart, --
How many mortals, with quick-flaming brow,
Whispered, lo, this am I, -- and that art thou.
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