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And as for the music of poetry, that special music I mentioned, it is imperceptible to some; unimportant for most; for others it is the object of abstract research, sometimes scientific and nearly always sterile. I know that honest efforts have been made to deal with the difficulties of this subject, but I fear that this energy has been misplaced. Nothing is more misleading than those so-called "scientific methods" (in particular, measurements and recordings) which always permit a "fact" to be given in answer to a question, even if it is absurd or badly put. Their value (like that of logic) lies in the way they are used. The statistics, the marks on wax, the chronometric observations of which are used to solve entirely "subjective" problems of origin or trend, do indeed say something; but here, instead of resolving our difficulties and ending all controversy, the oracles merely introduce a naïvely disguised metaphysics under the forms and apparatus of the material of physics.
Even if we measure the footsteps of the goddess, note the frequency and average length, we are still far from the secret of her instantaneous grace.
