I made a picture; all my heart 
I put in it, and all I knew 
Of canvas-cunning and of Art, 
Of tenderness and passion true. 
A worshipped Master came to see; 
Oh he was kind and gentle, too. 
He studied it with sympathy, 
And sensed what I had sought to do. 

Said he: "Your paint is fresh and fair, 
And I can praise it without cease; 
And yet a touch just here and there 
Would make of it a masterpiece." 
He took the brush from out my hand; 
He touched it here, he touched it there. 
So well he seemed to understand, 
And momently it grew more fair. 

Oh there was nothing I could say, 
And there was nothing I could do. 
I thanked him, and he went his way, 
And then - I slashed my picture through. 
For though his brush with soft caress 
Had made my daub a thing divine, 
Oh God! I wept with bitterness, 
... It wasn't mine, it wasn't mine. 

 
J'ai fait une image; tout mon coeur que j'ai mis dans elle, et tous 
j'ai sus d'toile-adroit et de l'art, de la tendresse et de la passion 
vraies. Un maître adoré est venu pour voir; Oh il était aimable et 
adoucit, aussi. Il l'a étudié avec la sympathie, et a senti ce que 
j'avais cherché à faire. 

Dit il: "votre peinture est fraîche et juste, et je peux la 
féliciter cesse en dehors; Mais un contact juste ici et là ferait 
de lui un chef d'oeuvre." Il a pris la brosse de hors de ma main; Il 
l'a touchée ici, il l'a touchée là. Ainsi puits il a semblé 
comprendre, et momently il s'est développé plus juste. 

Oh là n'était rien que je pourrais dire, et il n'y avait rien je 
pourrais faire. Je l'ai remercié, et il est allé sa manière, et 
puis - j'ai réduit mon image à travers. Pour bien que sa brosse avec 
caresse douce ait rendu mon daub une chose divine, Dieu de l'OH ! J'ai 
pleuré avec l'amertume... Ce n'était pas à moi, il n'était pas 
à moi. 

 
Ich bildete eine Abbildung; mein ganzes Herz, das ich in sie 
einsetzte, und alle ich von Segeltuch-schlauem und von der kunst 
wußte, der Weichheit und der Neigung zutreffend. Ein angebeteter 
Meister kam zu sehen; OH- war er freundlich und mildert, auch. Er 
studierte es mit Sympathie und fragte ab, was ich gesucht hatte, zu 
tun. 

Besagt er: "Ihre Farbe ist frisch und angemessen, und ich kann sie 
preisen aufhöre außen; Und doch würde eine Note gerade hier und 
dort bilden von ihr ein Meisterwerk." Er nahm die Bürste von aus 
meiner Hand; Er berührte sie hier, er berührte sie dort. So Brunnen 
schien er zu verstehen, und momently wuchs er angemessener. 

OH- dort war nichts, das ich sagen könnte, und es gab nichts ich tun 
könnte. Ich dankte ihm und er ging seine Weise und dann - ich 
zerschnitt meine Abbildung durch. Für, obwohl seine Bürste mit 
weicher Liebkosung meinen Fleck eine Sache göttlich gebildet hatte, 
OH- Gott! Ich weinte mit Bitterkeit... Es war nicht Grube, es war 
nicht Grube. 

 
Eu fiz um retrato; todo meu coração que eu pus nele, e tudo eu soube 
de lona-canvas-cunning e da arte, do tenderness e da paixão 
verdadeiros. Um mestre adorado veio ver; Oh era amável e doma, 
demasiado. Estudou-o com sympathy, e detetou-o o que eu tinha 
procurado fazer. 

Dito ele: "sua pintura é fresca e justa, e eu posso elogiá-la cesso 
without; No entanto um toque apenas aqui e lá faria dele um 
masterpiece." Fêz exame da escova para fora de minha mão; Tocou n 
aqui, ele tocou n lá. Assim poço pareceu compreender, e momently 
cresceu mais justo. 

O Oh lá não era nada que eu poderia dizer, e não havia nada eu 
poderia fazer. Eu agradeci-o, e foi sua maneira, e então - eu slashed 
meu retrato completamente. Para embora sua escova com caress macio 
tinha feito meu daub uma coisa divine, deus do Oh! Eu wept com 
bitterness... Não era mina, ele não era mina. 

 
Hice un cuadro; todo mi corazón que puse en él, y todos sabía de 
lona-astuto y de arte, de la dulzura y de la pasión verdades. Un amo 
adorado vino ver; Oh él era bueno y trata con suavidad, también. Él 
lo estudió con condolencia, y detectó lo que había intentado hacer. 

Dicho él: "su pintura es fresca y justa, y puedo elogiarla fuera 
ceso; Pero un tacto apenas aquí y allí haría de él una obra 
maestra." Él tomó el cepillo fuera de mi mano; Él la tocó aquí, 
él la tocó allí. Pozo él se parecía tan entender, y momently 
creció más justo. 

El Oh allí no era nada que podría decir, y no había nada podría 
hacer. Lo agradecí, y él fue su manera, y entonces - reduje 
radicalmente mi cuadro a través. ¡Para aunque su cepillo con caricia 
suave había hecho mi embadurnamiento una cosa divina, dios del Oh! 
Lloré con amargura... No era mina, él no era mina. 

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