 Which made my soul the worshipper and thrall Of earthly art is vain ; how criminal Is that which all men seek unwillingly. Those amorous thoughts which were so lightly dressed, What are they when the double death is nigh ? The one I know for sure, the...  Sketches of Great Painters - Seite 176von Edwin Watts Chubb - 1915 - 263 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1897 - 918 Seiten
...when not confined within narrow bounds. At the close of his chequered life Michelangelo writes: — Painting nor sculpture now can lull to rest My soul...high, Whose arms to clasp us on the cross were spread. And he pours forth his repentance and faith In such sonnets as "A Prayer for Purification," and "On... | |
 | Graeme Mercer Adam, George Stewart - 1872 - 596 Seiten
...earthly art, is vain ; how criminal Is that which all men seek unwillingly. Those amorous thoughts which were so lightly dressed, What are they when the double...high, Whose arms to clasp us on the cross were spread. PENITENCE. Burdened with years and full of sinfulness, With evil custom grown inveterate, Both deaths... | |
 | John Addington Symonds - 1873 - 444 Seiten
...earthly art, is vain ; how criminal Is that which all men seek unwillingly. Those amorous thoughts which were so lightly dressed, What are they when the double death is nigh ? The one 1 know for sure, the other dread. Painting nor sculpture now can lull to rest My soul, that turns to... | |
 | John Addington Symonds - 1877 - 466 Seiten
...art, is vain ; how criminal Is that -which all men seek unwillingly. f F2 Those amorous thoughts which were so lightly dressed, What are they when the double...Whose arms to clasp us on the cross were spread." In his work Sculpture is forced to express what lies beyond its province — the throes and labour... | |
 | John Addington Symonds - 1877 - 568 Seiten
...criminal Is that which all men seek unwillingly. 1 Guasti, pp. 230-232. Those amorous thoughts which were so lightly dressed, What are they when the double...high, Whose arms to clasp us on the cross were spread. LE FAVOLE DEL MONDO. The fables of the world have filched away The time I had for thinking upon God... | |
 | Michelangelo Buonarroti - 1878 - 236 Seiten
...earthly art, is vain ; how criminal Is that which all men seek unwillingly. Those amorous thoughts which were so lightly dressed, What are they when the double...high, Whose arms to clasp us on the cross were spread. LXVI. To GIORGIO VASARI. VANITY OF VANITIES. Lefavole del mondo. The fables of the world have filched... | |
 | 1879 - 826 Seiten
...earthly art is vain ; how criminal Is that which all men seek unwillingly, Those amorous thoughts which were so lightly dressed, What are they when the double...Whose arms to clasp us on the cross were spread." To these grand lines we have nothing to add except it be this, that just before sunset on the day upon... | |
 | 1879 - 612 Seiten
...the first place, nothing is more unscientific than a rigid demarcation Those amorous thoughts which were so lightly dressed, What are they when the double...to His great love on high, Whose arms, to clasp us, ou the erosa were spread.' • Vasari, ' Vite,' &c. vol. xii. p. 267. t ' Revival of the Fine Arts,'... | |
 | Margaret MacNair Stokes - 1880 - 190 Seiten
...which their divine wisdom springs is Christ — and Michael Angelo concludes with these words : — " Painting nor sculpture now can lull to rest My soul,...Whose arms, to clasp us, on the Cross were spread." And when we gaze upon the cloud-like form of the Creator, as it slowly rises out of Chaos, the awful... | |
 | Henrietta Louisa Lear - 1881 - 104 Seiten
...earthly art, is vain ; how criminal Is that which all men seek unwittingly. Those amorous thoughts which were so lightly dressed, What are they when the double...for sure, the other dread. Painting nor sculpture HOW can lull to rest My soul, that turns to His great Love on high, Whose arms to clasp us on the Cross... | |
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