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Sensations sweet,
Felt in the blood, and felt along the heart.
Sensations sweet,
Felt in the blood, and felt along the heart.
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.
He thought as a sage, though he felt as a man.
He thought as a sage, though he felt as a man.
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.
For there are moments in life, when the heart is so full of
emotion,
That if by chance read more
For there are moments in life, when the heart is so full of
emotion,
That if by chance it be shaken, or into its depths like a pebble,
Drops some careless word, it overflows, and its secret,
Spilt on the ground like water, can never be gathered together.
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.
Feeling is deep and still; and the word that floats on the
surface
Is as the tossing buoy, read more
Feeling is deep and still; and the word that floats on the
surface
Is as the tossing buoy, that betrays where the anchor is hidden.
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.
