Essays And Tales in Prose volume 2
Essays And Tales in Prose volume 2
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195 See, let him lie thus, helpless ; thus, my child ; And clasp the eagle's talon round his arm. There, it is done. What think'st thou ?
2o PUPIL.
Oh ! 't is brave, 'Tis brave. Thy eagle is the king of eagles. As thou art king of painters.
MICHAEL.
Idle child !
2D PUPIL. Shall I win fame ?
MICHA-EL.
Fame is a bounteous tree : Upon its branches hang bubbles and gold. Which wilt thou have ?
2D PUPIL. Both, Michael.
MICHAEL.
Art so greedy ?
Thou 'It scarcely prosper. Wilt thou be the dog Who gras...p'd at flesh and shadow, and lost all ? Bring me that head of Faunus, Giacomo : That big as a giant, with snaky locks, And the wild eyes, and nostrils stretch'd and blown. Ha ! this is right.
3c PUPIL.
'Tis like a Titan, Michael. None but thyself can master these great shapes 196 DRAMATIC SCENES.
MICHAEL.
Ha, ha ! There, give it me, good Giacomo. Why, how thou fix'st thine eye upon its eye : Wouldst thou wage battle with it, Giacomo ?
SD PUPIL. Shall I not copy it ?
MICHAEL.
Surely : but take heed : Mar not the thought which thou dost gaze upon, Translating it in blind obedience ; But steal the spirit, as old Pronltetheus won From Phoebus' fiery wheels the living light.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
195 See, let him lie thus, helpless ; thus, my child ; And clasp the eagle's talon round his arm. There, it is done. What think'st thou ?
2o PUPIL.
Oh ! 't is brave, 'Tis brave. Thy eagle is the king of eagles. As thou art king of painters.
MICHAEL.
Idle child !
2D PUPIL. Shall I win fame ?
MICHA-EL.
Fame is a bounteous tree : Upon its branches hang bubbles and gold. Which wilt thou have ?
2D PUPIL. Both, Michael.
MICHAEL.
Art so greedy ?
Thou 'It scarcely prosper. Wilt thou be the dog Who gras...p'd at flesh and shadow, and lost all ? Bring me that head of Faunus, Giacomo : That big as a giant, with snaky locks, And the wild eyes, and nostrils stretch'd and blown. Ha ! this is right.
3c PUPIL.
'Tis like a Titan, Michael. None but thyself can master these great shapes 196 DRAMATIC SCENES.
MICHAEL.
Ha, ha ! There, give it me, good Giacomo. Why, how thou fix'st thine eye upon its eye : Wouldst thou wage battle with it, Giacomo ?
SD PUPIL. Shall I not copy it ?
MICHAEL.
Surely : but take heed : Mar not the thought which thou dost gaze upon, Translating it in blind obedience ; But steal the spirit, as old Pronltetheus won From Phoebus' fiery wheels the living light.
What to read after Essays And Tales in Prose volume 2?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Cornwall, Barry, 1787-1874 to read onlineMoreLess
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