Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, ART, by LILLA CABOT PERRY


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ART, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Wouldst know the artist? Then go seek
Last Line: This happy failure, this is art.


WOULDST know the artist? Then go seek
Him in his labors. Though he strive
That Nature's voice alone should speak
From page or canvas to the heart,
Yet is it passionately alive
With his own soul! Of him 't is part! --
This happy failure, this is Art.





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