Essays, First SeriesH. Altemus, 1939 - 332 pages |
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... manners , the same power and beauty that a gallery of sculpture , or of pictures , are wont to animate . Civil history , natural history , the history of art , and the history of literature , -all must be ex- plained from individual ...
... manners , the same power and beauty that a gallery of sculpture , or of pictures , are wont to animate . Civil history , natural history , the history of art , and the history of literature , -all must be ex- plained from individual ...
Page 309
... manner of his times , without knowing what that manner is . Now that which is inevitable in the work , has a higher charm than individual talent can ever give , inasmuch as the artist's pen or chisel seems to have been held and guided ...
... manner of his times , without knowing what that manner is . Now that which is inevitable in the work , has a higher charm than individual talent can ever give , inasmuch as the artist's pen or chisel seems to have been held and guided ...
Page 314
... manner pinched or hindered by his material , but through his necessity of imparting himself , the adamant will be wax in his hands , and will allow an adequate communication of himself in his full stature and proportion . Not a ...
... manner pinched or hindered by his material , but through his necessity of imparting himself , the adamant will be wax in his hands , and will allow an adequate communication of himself in his full stature and proportion . Not a ...
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