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There always have been people who would at once say yes to that question; so that there have been and are two sets of people who dislike and contemn art as an embarrassing folly. THERE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN PEOPLE WHO WOULD AT ONCE SAY YES TO THAT QUESTION SO THAT THERE HAVE BEEN AND ARE TWO SETS OF PEOPLE WHO DISLIKE AND CONTEMN ART AS AN EMBARRASSING FOLLY
hat mood might give place to pleased contemplation, dreaming, or what you will; and by this means he would not so soon be driven into his workful or energetic mood: he would have more enjoyment, and better. The restraining of restlessness, therefore, is clearly one of the essential aims of art, and few things could add to the pleasure of life more than this. There are, to my knowledge, gifted people now alive who have no other vice than this of restlessness, and seemingly no other curse in their lives to make them unhappy: but that is enough; it is “the little rift within the lute.” Restlessness makes them hapless men and bad citizens. But granting, as I suppose you all will do, that this is a most important function for art to fulfil, the question next comes, at what price do we obtain it? I have admitted that the practice of art has added to the labour of mankind, though I believe in the long run it will not do so; but in adding to the labour of man has it added, so far, to his pain? HICH IS THE BESETTING EVIL OF THAT MOOD MIGHT GIVE PLACE TO PLEASED CONTEMPLATION DREAMING OR WHAT HE WILL AND BY THIS MEANS HE WOULD NOT SO SOON BE DRIVEN INTO HIS WORKFUL OR ENERGETIC MOOD HE WOULD HAVE MORE ENJOYMENT AND BETTER THE RESTRAINING OF RESTLESSNESS THEREFORE IS CLEARLY ONE OF THE ESSENTIAL AIMS OF ART AND FEW THINGS COULD ADD TO THE PLEASURE OF LIFE MORE THAN THIS THERE ARE TO MY KNOWLEDGE GIFTED PEOPLE NOW ALIVE WHO HAVE NO OTHER VICE THAN THIS OF RESTLESSNESS AND SEEMINGLY NO OTHER CURSE IN THEIR LIVES TO MAKE THEM UNHAPPY BUT THAT IS ENOUGH IT IS THE LITTLE RIFT WITHIN THE LUTE RESTLESSNESS MAKES THEM HAPLESS MEN AND BAD CITIZENS BUT GRANTING AS I SUPPOSE YOU ALL WILL DO THAT THIS IS A MOST IMPORTANT FUNCTION FOR ART TO FULFIL THE QUESTION NEXT COMES AT WHAT PRICE DO WE OBTAIN IT I HAVE ADMITTED THAT THE PRACTICE OF ART IS ADDED TO THE LABOUR OF MANKIND THOUGH I BELIEVE IN THE LONG RUN IT WILL NOT DO SO BUT IN ADDING TO THE LABOUR OF MAN HAS IT ADDED SO FAR TO HIS PAIN
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