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First Line: Though he knows not jot nor tittle
Last Line: Which is art and only art.
Subject(s): Art & Artists; Comedy


Though he knows not jot nor tittle
Of Art's canons, works, or ways;
Though his wage is passing little,
And he wins but the street's praise;

Though a clown his audience calls him,
Yet 'tis plain beyond a doubt
That another Power enthralls him
Than the gaping rabble rout;

For there's something in the folly
Of his sorriest mimic part,
Radiant, rhythmic, melancholy,
Which is Art and only Art.





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