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... o'er the humblest bier . " Therefore , as an art that yields to the eye that for which the soul yearns , Portrait painting is worthy of all love and honour . William Cox . MARY'S PORTRAIT . THIS faint resemblance of thy charms , Though ...
... o'er the humblest bier . " Therefore , as an art that yields to the eye that for which the soul yearns , Portrait painting is worthy of all love and honour . William Cox . MARY'S PORTRAIT . THIS faint resemblance of thy charms , Though ...
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... o'er my memory comes at times A glimpse of joys that had their source in thee , Like one brief strain of some forgotten song ! Anon . FICTIONS OF ART . Of its own beauty is the mind diseased , And fevers into false creation : —where ...
... o'er my memory comes at times A glimpse of joys that had their source in thee , Like one brief strain of some forgotten song ! Anon . FICTIONS OF ART . Of its own beauty is the mind diseased , And fevers into false creation : —where ...
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... O'er the west threw their splendour of azure and gold , But one cloud at a distance rose dense , and increased , Till its margin of black touched the zenith and east . We gazed on the scenes , while around us they glowed , When a vision ...
... O'er the west threw their splendour of azure and gold , But one cloud at a distance rose dense , and increased , Till its margin of black touched the zenith and east . We gazed on the scenes , while around us they glowed , When a vision ...
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... o'er the couch of misfortune to bend , In fondness a lover , in firmness a friend ; And prosperity's hour , be it ever confessed , From woman receives both refinement and zest ; And , adorned by the bays , or enwreathed with the willow ...
... o'er the couch of misfortune to bend , In fondness a lover , in firmness a friend ; And prosperity's hour , be it ever confessed , From woman receives both refinement and zest ; And , adorned by the bays , or enwreathed with the willow ...
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... o'er the wave , And watched thy rays , as mariners the sun : Danger hath stood upon the battlement Where rushed thy votary with his banner rent- Yet pressed he on , till victory's meed was won , In wreaths upon his brow , or glory on ...
... o'er the wave , And watched thy rays , as mariners the sun : Danger hath stood upon the battlement Where rushed thy votary with his banner rent- Yet pressed he on , till victory's meed was won , In wreaths upon his brow , or glory on ...
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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