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WAGNER by RICHARD WATSON GILDER

First Line: THIS IS THE ETERNAL MYSTERY OF ART
Last Line: WHISPERED, LO, THIS AM I, -- AND THAT ART THOU.
Subject(s): COMPOSERS; WAGNER, RICHARD (1813-1883);
THIS is the eternal mystery of art:
He told the secretest secret of his heart, --
How many mortals, with quick-flaming brow,
Whispered, lo, this am I, -- and that art thou.




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