Living
Art
From The Poems of William Watson (1893)
Living
The thousand painful steps at last are trod,
At last the temple's difficult door we win;
But perfect on his pedestal, the god
Freezes us hopeless when we enter in.
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MLA
Watson, William. “Art.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/watson/93/.
Chicago
Watson, William. “Art.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/watson/93/.
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