Essays: First SeriesH. Altemus, 1892 - 322 pages |
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Page 17
... perfect medium never over- stepping the limit of charming propriety and grace . Then we have it once more in sculpture , - the tongue on the balance of expression , " those forms in every action , at every age of life , rang- ing ...
... perfect medium never over- stepping the limit of charming propriety and grace . Then we have it once more in sculpture , - the tongue on the balance of expression , " those forms in every action , at every age of life , rang- ing ...
Page 26
... perfect in their senses , perfect in their health , with the finest phys- ical organization in the world . Adults acted with the simplicity and grace of boys . They made vases , tragedies , and statues such as healthy senses should ...
... perfect in their senses , perfect in their health , with the finest phys- ical organization in the world . Adults acted with the simplicity and grace of boys . They made vases , tragedies , and statues such as healthy senses should ...
Page 41
... perfect man , Command all light , all influence , all fate , Nothing to him falls early or too late . Our acts our angels are , or good or ill , Our fatal shadows that walk by us still . " Epilogue to Beaumont and Fletcher's Honest ...
... perfect man , Command all light , all influence , all fate , Nothing to him falls early or too late . Our acts our angels are , or good or ill , Our fatal shadows that walk by us still . " Epilogue to Beaumont and Fletcher's Honest ...
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... perfect respect is due . He may err in the expression of them , but he knows that these things are so , like day and night , not to be disputed . All my wilful ac- tions and acquisitions are but roving ; -the most trivial reverie , the ...
... perfect respect is due . He may err in the expression of them , but he knows that these things are so , like day and night , not to be disputed . All my wilful ac- tions and acquisitions are but roving ; -the most trivial reverie , the ...
Page 62
... perfect in every moment of its existence . Before a leaf - bud has burst , its whole life acts ; in the full - blown flower , there is no more ; in the leafless root , there is no less . Its nature is satisfied , and it satisfies nature ...
... perfect in every moment of its existence . Before a leaf - bud has burst , its whole life acts ; in the full - blown flower , there is no more ; in the leafless root , there is no less . Its nature is satisfied , and it satisfies nature ...
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