ART'S DESPAIR.
ARTIST in whose flaming eye
Lofty dreams consume,
Come from haunts of wood and sky,
Nobler themes illume;
Lofty dreams consume,
Come from haunts of wood and sky,
Nobler themes illume;
Leave the mountain lone and steep,
Paint the heights of fame;
Leave the shadow sad and deep,
Paint a deathless name;
Paint the heights of fame;
Leave the shadow sad and deep,
Paint a deathless name;
Dip thy brush for highest art,
Paint a human soul,—
Floods of transport, ebbs of heart,
Mighty self-control;
Paint a human soul,—
Floods of transport, ebbs of heart,
Mighty self-control;
Paint a promise, limn a faith,
Burning dream of youth;
Color Rapture's mortal wraith,
Painter, paint a truth:
Burning dream of youth;
Color Rapture's mortal wraith,
Painter, paint a truth:
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