...gradual, he proceeds — " They have the pale tint of flowers that blossomed in too retired a shade — the coolness of a meditative habit, which diffuses...dressed in its habiliments of flesh and blood, as to be taken into the reader's mind without a shiver. Whether from lack of power, or an unconquerable reserve,...

...gradual, he proceeds : — " They have the pale tint of flowers that blossomed in too retired a shade — the coolness of a meditative habit, which diffuses itself through the feeling aud observation of every sketch. Instead of p:ission, there is sentiment ; and even in what purport...

...little and so gradual. They have the pale tint of flowers that blossomed in too retired a shade — the coolness of a meditative habit, which diffuses...dressed in its habiliments of flesh and blood, as to be taken into the reader's mind without a shiver. Whether from lack of power, or an unconquerable reserve,...

...early manhood, he says, ' They have the pale tint of flowers that blossomed in too retired a shade — the coolness of a meditative habit, which diffuses...through the feeling and observation of every sketch.' But though mystical in style, he is not obscure or colourless; and in the following exquisite sentence...

...himself, when he says : — ' They have the pale tint of flowers that blossomed in too retired a shade, the coolness of a meditative habit, which diffuses...dressed in its habiliments of flesh and blood as to be taken into the reader's mind without a shiver.' Those who have read the sketches will attest the...

...himself, when he says : — ' They have the pale tint of flowers that blossomed in too retired a shade, the coolness of a meditative habit, which diffuses...purport to be pictures of actual life, we have allegory, N I ;6 POETS AND NOVELISTS. later works well exhibits the marvellous faculty he possessed of extracting...

...passion, there is sentiment ; and even in what purport to be pictures of actual life, we have allegory, N not always so warmly dressed in its habiliments of flesh and blood as to be taken into the reader's mind without a shiver.' Those who have read the sketches will attest the...

...little and so gradual. They have the pale tint of flowers that blossomed in too retired a shade — the coolness of a meditative habit, which diffuses...dressed in its habiliments of flesh and blood, as to be taken into the reader's mind without a shiver. Whethei from lack of power, or an unconquerable reserve,...

...true of all his works : " They have the pale tint of flowers that blossom in too retired a shade — the coolness of a meditative habit, which diffuses...dressed in its habiliments of flesh and blood, as to be taken into the reader's miud without a shiver. Whether from lack of power or an unconquerable reserve,...

...of all his works : " They have the pale tint of flowers that blossom in too retired a shade-—the coolness of a meditative habit, which diffuses itself...what purport to be pictures of actual life, we have allefjory, not always so warmly dressed in its habiliments of flesh and blood, as to be taken into...