 | The Poems of Sir William Watson |  |
ART MAXIMS
Often ornateness
Dwells with greatness.
Oftener felicity
Comes of simplicity.
Dwells with greatness.
Oftener felicity
Comes of simplicity.
Talent that's cheapest
Affects singularity.
Thoughts that dive deepest
Rise radiant in clarity.
Affects singularity.
Thoughts that dive deepest
Rise radiant in clarity.
Life being rough,
Sing smoothly, O Bard.
Enough, enough,
To have found Life hard!
Sing smoothly, O Bard.
Enough, enough,
To have found Life hard!
No record Art keeps
Of her travail and throes.
There is toil on the steeps;
On the summits, repose.
Of her travail and throes.
There is toil on the steeps;
On the summits, repose.
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