They would enjoy hearing them too, just as at the Louvre they like to see certain pictures which are not extraordinary but which are, nevertheless, worthy of the place they occupy.

That is to say, if the public is really guided by a love of art and seeks only intellectual pleasure instead of sensations and shocks.

Some one has said lately that where there is no feeling there is no music.

We could, however, cite many passages of music which are absolutely lacking in emotion and which are beautiful nevertheless from the standpoint of pure esthetic beauty.
But what am I saying?
Painting goes its own way and emotion, feeling, and passion are evoked by the least landscape.

Maurice Barres brought in this fashion and he could even see passion in rocks.