The Witness of Art; Or, The Legend of BeautyHodder and Stoughton, 1876 - 214 من الصفحات |
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الصفحة 13
... mind . So there are other messengers , as Beauty had other sisters ; and if I do not speak of them it is because they do not come within my subject , and not that they are lightly esteemed by me . To say that Art is a great and living ...
... mind . So there are other messengers , as Beauty had other sisters ; and if I do not speak of them it is because they do not come within my subject , and not that they are lightly esteemed by me . To say that Art is a great and living ...
الصفحة 18
... mind . ” The Now put this to the test . One summer evening a friend took me into her nursery to show me what Cornelia called " her jewels . " There were three of these jewels ; one pearl in particular , a tiny mite of a blue - eyed girl ...
... mind . ” The Now put this to the test . One summer evening a friend took me into her nursery to show me what Cornelia called " her jewels . " There were three of these jewels ; one pearl in particular , a tiny mite of a blue - eyed girl ...
الصفحة 19
... mind too ! Was it therefore beautiful ? Or shall we say it was only a child and does not count ? Then take another case , and see if this apotheosis of ugliness is peculiar to childhood . In many a cathe- dral church - in Chartres , for ...
... mind too ! Was it therefore beautiful ? Or shall we say it was only a child and does not count ? Then take another case , and see if this apotheosis of ugliness is peculiar to childhood . In many a cathe- dral church - in Chartres , for ...
الصفحة 58
... mind in the midst of the most excruciating torments . " The statue referred to is the " Laocöon . " Let us consider it for a moment . The subject is taken from a well - known passage in Virgil . Laocöon , a priest of Neptune , is in the ...
... mind in the midst of the most excruciating torments . " The statue referred to is the " Laocöon . " Let us consider it for a moment . The subject is taken from a well - known passage in Virgil . Laocöon , a priest of Neptune , is in the ...
الصفحة 59
... mind— is softened into a patient sigh . The horrible shriek which Virgil's Laocöon emits is a proper circumstance for poetry , but the expres- sion of it would have totally degraded the statue . " I would take exception to this ...
... mind— is softened into a patient sigh . The horrible shriek which Virgil's Laocöon emits is a proper circumstance for poetry , but the expres- sion of it would have totally degraded the statue . " I would take exception to this ...
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الصفحة 120 - Sad as the last which reddens over one That sinks with all we love below the verge ; So sad, so fresh, the days that are no more.
الصفحة 113 - Yearning for the large excitement that the coming years would yield, Eager-hearted as a boy when first he leaves his father's field, And at night along the dusky highway, near and nearer drawn, Sees in heaven the light of London flaring like a dreary dawn...
الصفحة 75 - He heard it, but he heeded not, — his eyes Were with his heart, 'and that was far away. He recked not of the life he lost nor prize, But where his rude hut by the Danube lay, There were his young barbarians all at play, There was their Daci.an mother, — he, their sire, Butchered to make a Roman holiday! — All this rushed with his blood. — Shall he expire And unavenged? — Arise, ye Goths, and glut your ire!
الصفحة 129 - DAYBREAK A WIND came up out of the sea, And said, " O mists, make room for me." It hailed the ships, and cried, " Sail on, Ye mariners, the night is gone.
الصفحة 165 - They, looking back, all the eastern side beheld Of Paradise, so late their happy seat, Waved over by that flaming brand, the gate With dreadful faces thronged and fiery arms: Some natural tears they dropped, but wiped them soon; The world was all before them, where to choose Their place of rest, and Providence their guide: They hand in hand, with wandering steps and slow, Through Eden took their solitary way.
الصفحة 168 - The village smithy stands; The smith, a mighty man is he, With large and sinewy hands; And the muscles of his brawny arms Are strong as iron bands. His hair is crisp, and black, and long, His face is like the tan; His brow is wet with honest sweat, He earns whate'er he can, And looks the whole world in the face, For he owes not any man.
الصفحة 124 - It sees the ocean to its bosom clasp The rocks and sea-sand with the kiss of peace ; It sees the wild winds lift it in their grasp, And hold it up, and shake it like a fleece.
الصفحة 194 - I'd follow him ; But Oh ! — I'm not a fish-woman, And so I cannot swim. " Alas ! I was not born beneath The Virgin and the Scales, So I must curse my cruel stars, And walk about in Wales.
الصفحة 114 - Down the dark future, through long generations, The echoing sounds grow fainter and then cease; And like a bell, with solemn, sweet vibrations, I hear once more the voice of Christ say, "Peace !" Peace ! and no longer from its brazen portals The blast of War's great organ shakes the skies ! But beautiful as songs of the immortals, The holy melodies of love arise.
الصفحة 154 - So spake he; and was buckling Tighter black Auster's band, When he was aware of a princely pair That rode at his right hand. So like they were, no mortal Might one from other know: White as snow their armour was: Their steeds were white as snow. Never on earthly anvil Did such rare armour gleam; And never did such gallant steeds Drink of an earthly stream.