 Divinely through all hindrance finds the man Behind it, and so paints him that his face, The shape and colour of a mind and life, Lives for his children, ever at its best And fullest...  Calcutta Review - Page 751861Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | 1861 - 676 pages
...cis-atlantic laureate expresses in idyllic verse — As when a painter, poring on a face, Divinely thro' all hindrance finds the man Behind it, and so paints...life, Lives for his children, ever at its best And fullest.f Identical in critical significance, almost in the very words, is what a robust laureate,... | |
 | 1871 - 878 pages
...Elaine in her meditations pored over Lancelot's face, clearly exhibits Mr. Tennyson's idea of art : " As when a painter, poring on a face, Divinely through...and life, Lives for his children, ever at its best." Among these beauties must be mentioned the three lyrics in the three first idylls — lyrics written,... | |
 | 1871 - 808 pages
...Elaine in her meditations pored over Lancelot's face, clearly exhibits Mr. Tennyson's idea of art : " As when a painter, poring on a face, Divinely through...it, and so paints him that his face, The shape and color of a mind and life, Lives for his children, ever at its best." Among these beauties must be mentioned... | |
 | 1870 - 846 pages
...a face, Divinely through all hindrance find the nun Behind it, and so paiut him that his fivce, Tbe shape and colour of a mind and life, Lives for his children, ever at its best And fullest." And in tbe gift of embodiment Holbein is unsurpassed. Perhaps the judgment on his own art, which DUrer... | |
 | 1881 - 704 pages
...AELL Shirencwton Hall, near Chepatow. AUTHORS OF QUOTATIONS WANTED. — " Л painter poring on a fnce Divinely, through all hindrance, finds the man Behind it, and so paints him that his face Lives for hie children ever at its best And fullest." E. WAIFOBD. " Dear to the Lowland reaper, And... | |
 | 1859 - 316 pages
...Tennyson's similes are exquisite : here is one, which reminds one forcibly of Vandyke's Charles I. " As when a painter poring on a face Divinely through...his face, The shape and colour of a mind and life, Live for his children, ever at its best And fullest, so the face before her lived." • Here is another... | |
 | Paul Hamilton Payne - 1859 - 610 pages
...thought That all was nature, all, perchance, for her. And all night long his face before her lived, As when a painter, poring on a face, Divinely through...Lives for his children, ever at its best And fullest ; so the face before her lived. Dark-splendid, speaking in the silène«, full, Of noble thoughts,... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1859 - 304 pages
...her. And all night long his face before her lived, As when a painter, poring on a face, Divinely thro' all hindrance finds the man Behind it, and so paints...Lives for his children, ever at its best And fullest ; so the face before her lived, Dark-splendid, speaking in the silence, full Of noble things, and held... | |
 | 1859 - 806 pages
...floods And all night long his face before her lived, As when a painter, poring on a face, Divinely thro' all hindrance finds the man Behind it, and so paints...Lives for his children, ever at its best And fullest ; so the face before her lived, Dark- splendid, speaking in the silence, full Of noble things, and... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson (1st baron.) - 1859 - 256 pages
...thought That all was nature, all, perchance, for her. And all night long his face before her lived, As when a painter, poring on a face, Divinely through...the man Behind it, and so paints him that his face, 13 The shape and color of a mind and life, Lives for his children, ever at its best And fullest ; so... | |
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