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,