Arts & Sciences
To Art we go as to a well, athirst
From The Poems of William Watson (1893)
Arts & Sciences
To Art we go as to a well, athirst,
And see our shadow 'gainst its mimic skies,
But in its depth must plunge and be immersed
To clasp the naiad Truth where low she lies.
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MLA
Watson, William. “To Art we go as to a well, athirst.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/watson/66/.
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Watson, William. “To Art we go as to a well, athirst.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/watson/66/.
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