The Devil pulls the strings which make us dance;We find delight in the most loathsome things;Some furtherance of Hell each new day brings,And yet we feel no horror in that rank advance.
The study of beauty is a duel in which the artist cries with terror before being defeated.
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The study of beauty is a duel in which the artist cries with terror before being defeated.
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