 | 1866 - 808 pages
...of artistic faith will not be wanting. He finds in " Adam Bede " the following passage : — " Paint us an angel if you can, with a floating violet robe...welcome the divine glory ; but do not impose on us any .esthetic rules which shall banish from the region of art those old women scraping carrots with their... | |
 | George Eliot - 1859 - 524 pages
...proportion, but in the secret of deep human sympathy. Paint us an angel, if you can, with a tioating violet robe, and a face paled by the celestial light;...turning her mild face upward and opening her arms to weleome the divine glory : but do not impose on us any aesthetic rules which shall banish from the... | |
 | George Eliot - 1859 - 520 pages
...lies in no secret of proportion, but in the secret of deep human sympathy. Paint us an angel, if von can, with a floating violet robe, and a face paled by the celestial light; paint us yet oftencr a Madonna, turning her mild face upward and opening her arms to welcome the divine glory :... | |
 | 1862 - 394 pages
...other beauty too which lies in no secret of proportion, but in the secret of deep human sympathy. Paint us an angel if you can, with a floating violet robe,...face paled by the celestial • light ; paint us yet oftener.a Madonna, turning her mild face upward and opening her arms to welcome the divine glory ;... | |
 | 1889 - 1004 pages
...beauty too, which lies in no secret of proportion, but in the secret of deep human sympathy. Paiut us an angel if you can, with a floating violet robe,...turning her mild face upward and opening her arms to receive the divine glory ; but do not impose upon us any aesthetic rules which shall banish from the... | |
 | George Eliot, Alexander Main - 1873 - 444 pages
...beauty too, which lies in no secret of proportion, but in the secret of deep human sympathy. Paint us an angel, if you can, with a floating violet robe,...welcome the divine glory ; but do not impose on us any sesthetic rules which shall banish from the region of Art those old women scraping carrots with their... | |
 | George Eliot - 1877 - 504 pages
...beauty, too, which lies in no secret of proportion, but in the secret of deep human sympathy. Paint us an angel, if you can, with a floating violet robe,...welcome the divine glory; but do not impose on us any assthetic rules which shall banish from the region of Art those old women scraping carrots with their... | |
 | 1880 - 798 pages
...beauty, too , which lies in no secret of proportion, but in the secret of deep human sympathy. Paint us an angel, if you can, with a floating violet robe...turning her mild face upward and opening her arms to receive the divine glory ; but do not impose on us any aesthetic rules which shall banish from the... | |
 | 1880 - 870 pages
...other beauty too which lies in no secret of proportion, but in the secret of deep human sympathy. Paint us an angel, if you can, with a floating violet robe...turning her mild face upward and opening her arms to receive the Divine glory ; but do not impose on us any aesthetic rules which shall banish from the... | |
 | Harry Quilter - 1880 - 202 pages
...lies in no secret of proportion, but in the secret of deep human sympathy. Paint us an angol if yon can, with a floating violet robe and A face paled...turning her mild face upward and opening her arms to receive the divine glory ; but do not impose upon us any (esthetic rules which shall banish from the... | |
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Paint us an angel, if you can, with a floating violet robe, and a face paled by the celestial light ; paint us yet oftener a Madonna, turning her mild face upward and opening her arms to welcome the divine glory... 
