Were I called on to define, very briefly, the term Art, I should call it "the reproduction of what the Senses perceive in Nature through the veil of the soul." The mere imitation, however accurate, of what is in Nature, entitles no man to the sacred name of "Artist." - Edgar Allan Poe

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Edgar Allan Poe: "Were I called on to define, very briefly, the term Art, I should call it "the reproduction of what the Senses perceive in Nature through the veil of the soul." The mere imitation, however accurate, of what is in Nature, entitles no man to the sacred name of "Artist.""

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Accurate	Artist	Briefly	Call
Called	Define	Entitles	Imitation
Mere	Name	Nature	Perceive
Reproduction	Sacred	Senses	Soul
Term	Through	Veil	Very

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