Living
To keep in sight Perfection, and adore
From The Poems of William Watson (1893)
Living
To keep in sight Perfection, and adore
The vision, is the artist's best delight;
His bitterest pang, that he can ne'er do more
Than keep her long'd-for loveliness in sight.
Cite this poem
MLA
Watson, William. “To keep in sight Perfection, and adore.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/watson/62/.
Chicago
Watson, William. “To keep in sight Perfection, and adore.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/watson/62/.
Read this poem with the Codex →