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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!
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.
There is no logical way to the discovery of these elemental laws. There is only the way of intuition, which read more
There is no logical way to the discovery of these elemental laws. There is only the way of intuition, which is helped by a feeling for the order lying behind the appearance.
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.
He thought as a sage, though he felt as a man.
He thought as a sage, though he felt as a man.
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.
You'll never attain it unless you know the feeling.
[Ger., Wenn ihr's nicht fuhlt ihr werdet's nicht erjagen.]
You'll never attain it unless you know the feeling.
[Ger., Wenn ihr's nicht fuhlt ihr werdet's nicht erjagen.]
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.