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... such as are willing to look into it , in the hope that it may subserve the cause of taste and virtue , and at least be received with in- dulgence . R. P. PORTFOLIO OF AN ARTIS T. PORTFOLIO OF AN ARTIST . 14 PREFACE .
... such as are willing to look into it , in the hope that it may subserve the cause of taste and virtue , and at least be received with in- dulgence . R. P. PORTFOLIO OF AN ARTIS T. PORTFOLIO OF AN ARTIST . 14 PREFACE .
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... look upon are redeemed from the grave , and sent to us across deserts and woods and mountains , or over a thousand leagues of This is the greatest boast of art , as well as its most delightful victory . It annihilates space , if not ...
... look upon are redeemed from the grave , and sent to us across deserts and woods and mountains , or over a thousand leagues of This is the greatest boast of art , as well as its most delightful victory . It annihilates space , if not ...
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... look that charmed him in the fair of Greece ; To faultless Nature true , he stole a grace From every finer form and sweeter face ; And , as he sojourned on the Ægean isles , Wooed all their love , and treasured all their smiles ; Then ...
... look that charmed him in the fair of Greece ; To faultless Nature true , he stole a grace From every finer form and sweeter face ; And , as he sojourned on the Ægean isles , Wooed all their love , and treasured all their smiles ; Then ...
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... look betrays . For what is hope , if truth be not its stay ? And what were love , if truth forsook it quite ? And what were all the sky , if falsehood gray , Behind it , like a dream of darkness , lay , Ready to quench its stars in ...
... look betrays . For what is hope , if truth be not its stay ? And what were love , if truth forsook it quite ? And what were all the sky , if falsehood gray , Behind it , like a dream of darkness , lay , Ready to quench its stars in ...
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... look with praise or wonder , are instances of the resistless force of perseverance : it is by this that the quarry be- comes a pyramid , and that distant countries are united by canals . If a man was to compare the effect of a single ...
... look with praise or wonder , are instances of the resistless force of perseverance : it is by this that the quarry be- comes a pyramid , and that distant countries are united by canals . If a man was to compare the effect of a single ...
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PORTFOLIO OF AN ARTIST Rembrandt 1778-1860 Peale, Comp,Marian S. Carson Collection (Library of No preview available - 2016 |
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admiration agreeable Anon artist Barry Cornwall beams beauty behold bloom breath bright brow Byron canvass character charms clouds colours D'Israeli dark delight divine dreams earth enjoyment face fade fair fame fancy feeling flowers genius give glory glow GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE grace Greece hair hand happiness hath heart heaven honour hues human imagination imitation immortal intellectual Johnson Julius Cæsar kindled kindred labour landscape light lips living look loveliness lustre lyre M. A. Shee mankind memory mind moral morning mountain muse N. P. Willis nature Nature's o'er object painter painting passions pencil perfection picture pleasure poet poetry portrait praise pride R. H. Dana rapture refinement REMBRANDT PEALE rience S. T. Coleridge scene sentiment shade shine sight smiles soft song soul spirit star Stickney sublime sweet taste thee things thou art thought touch truth virtue voice W. C. Bryant wild wonder youth