Art.
Five powers combine for Art's successful course:
Truth, beauty, passion, unity, and force.
Beauty.
A stream to feed love, joy, and wonder given;
It blesses Earth, but springs and ends in Heaven.
Books.
Books I prefer, for when not to my mind,
I shut them up; not so with human kind.
Candour.
You speak out what you think, I hear you boast;
To think out what you speak would profit most.
Candour.
You always speak your mind; then cautious be;
No mind from prejudice is always free.
Certain Preachers.
He preaches like those thorn trees which men say
Pierce to the quick, and hold you half the day.
Christian Love.
A loving nature is a lovely prize,
But Christian love all nature beautifies.
Communism.
Equalise all men! let a year go round,
And where will your equality be found?
Comparison of Poets.
Comparison of poets nought avails:
Eagles with pards, gazelles with nightingales!
Controversialist's use of the Bible.
An armourer's store they make the Book; O scandal!
Where each may find a blade to suit his handle.