He wants, not falsehood,—truth alone he seeks,
Truth, for all beauty! Beauty, in all truth—
That 's certain somehow! Must the eagle lilt
Lark-like, needs fir-tree blossom rose-like? No!
Strength and utility charm more than grace,
And what 's most ugly proves most beautiful.
So much assistance from Euripides!
"Whereupon I betake me, since needs must,
To a concluding—'Go and feed the crows!
Do! Spoil your art as you renounce your life,