the Preface

    tist is tor of beautiful things.

    to reveal art and conceal tist is arts aim.

    tic is ranslate into anoterial iful things.

    t as t form of criticism is a mode of autobiograpiful t  being charming.

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    tiful meanings in beautiful tivated. For there is hope.

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    tten, or badly ten.

    t is all.

    teentury dislike of realism is the rage of Caliban seeing his own face in a glass.

    teentury dislike of romanticism is t seeing his own face in a glass.

    t of t-matter of tist, but ty of art consists in t use of an imperfect medium. No artist desires to prove anyt are true can be proved.

    No artist hies.

    An etist is an unpardonable mannerism of style. No artist is ever morbid. tist can express everything.

    t and language are to tist instruments of an art.

    Vice and virtue are to tist materials for an art.

    From t of vieype of all ts is t of the musician.

    From t of vieors craft is type.

    All art is at once surface and symbol.

    t their peril.

    t their peril.

    It is tator, and not life, t art really mirrors.

    Diversity of opinion about a  s tal.

    ics disagree, tist is in accord h himself.

    e can forgive a man for making a useful t admire it. t one admires it intensely.

    All art is quite useless.

    OSCAR ILDE