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Academician admirable beauty belong Benjamin West born British caricature celebrated century character Charles charming Claude Lorraine colour Constable Crome D. G. Rossetti death decorative devoted died drawing Dyck effect elected Associate England English artists English painting English school engraving execution exhibited expression eyes fancy father feeling France French Gainsborough gave genius genre painter George give grace Henry historical painter Hogarth idea imagination Italy J. M. W. Turner James Thornhill John John Constable John Opie king lady landscape painter Landseer Lawrence light lived London Lord Louvre manner masters mention Millais mind National Gallery nature never Norwich Paris Paul Huet portrait painter possessed pre-Raphaelite pupil Queen rendering representation represented returned Reynolds Royal Academy Ruskin scenes singular Sir Noel Paton spite splendid style success talent taste Thomas tints tions true truth Turner water-colour whilst Wilkie William William Hogarth young
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Page 218 - Full on this casement shone the wintry moon, And threw warm gules on Madeline's fair breast, As down she knelt for heaven's grace and boon ; Rose-bloom fell on her hands, together prest, And on her silver cross soft amethyst, And on her hair a glory, like a saint : She seem'da splendid angel, newly drest, Save wings, for heaven : Porphyro grew faint : She knelt, so pure a thing, so free from mortal taint.
Page 217 - As, supperless to bed they must retire, And couch supine their beauties, lily white; Nor look behind, nor sideways, but require Of Heaven with upward eyes for all that they desire.
Page 144 - To believe your own thought, to believe that what is true for you in your private heart is true for all men, — that is genius.
Page 249 - And, as the earth's first mercy, so they are its last gift to us. When all other service is vain, from plant and tree, the soft mosses and gray lichen take up their watch by the head-stone.