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... important an ingredient in the analysis of his his- tory, as the facts he records. Probability is a powerful and troublesome test; and it is by this ... ...lease the fair. Not so Atrides; he, with kingly pride, Repulsed the sacred sire, and thus replied: “Hence on thy life, and fly these hostile plains, N... ...then; to Argos shall the maid retire, Far from her native soil and weeping sire.” The trembling priest along the shore return’d, And in the anguish of... ... and release the fair; Not so Atrides: he, with wonted pride, 67 Pope The sire insulted, and his gifts denied: The insulted sire (his god’s peculiar ... ...ull six measures held, By none in weight or workmanship excell’d: Sidonian artists taught the frame to shine, Elaborate, with artifice divine; Whence ... ...ow’d Among his spoils this memorable load. For this, he bids those nervous artists vie, 429 Pope That teach the disk to sound along the sky. “Let him...

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...l in songs, Nor turn his very talent to a crime; He did not loathe the Sire to laud the Son, But closed the tyrant hater he begun. Byron’s Do... ...uan should be quite a paragon, And worthy of the noblest pedigree (His sire was of Castile, his dam from Aragon): Then for accomplishments of ... ...r well, and have some skill In character—but it would not be fair From sire to son to augur good or ill: He and his wife were an ill sorted ... ...pillar, not uncouthly hewn, But which neglect is hastening to destroy, Records Ravenna’s carnage on its face, While weeds and ordure rankle ro... ...mirari’ Was what he call’d the ‘Art of Happiness;’ An art on which the artists greatly vary, And have not yet attain’d to much success. Ho... ... and now Still older mansion; of a rich and rare Mix’d Gothic, such as artists all allow Few specimens yet left us can compare Withal: it ... ...anto Sixteen” 330 But as Lord Henry was a connoisseur,— The friend of artists, if not arts,—the owner, With motives the most classical and pu...

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...S LIBRARY WHOEVER EXAMINES, WITH DUE CIRCUMSPECTION, into the an nual records of time, will find it remarked that War is the child of Pride, and ... ...m. As a young lion in the Libyan plains, or Araby desert, sent by his aged sire to hunt for prey, or health, or exer cise, he scours along, wishing t... ...he fault upon the art, but upon those gross impostors who set up to be the artists. I know sev eral learned men have contended that the whole is a ch... ...e saints invite In his poor hut to pass the night; And then the hospitable Sire Bid goody Baucis mend the fire; While he from out the chimney took A f... ...d instruct her: I’ll give her what she most admires, Among those venerable sires. Cadenus is a subject fit, Grown old in politics and wit; Caressed by...

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...overies within him- self, first of counting and then of writing and making records, and with that his town communities began to stretch out to dominio... ...fair surfaces of life. Man had not been always thus; the instincts and de- sires of the little home, the little plot, was not all his nature; also he ... ...pes—and he never attempted steep descents or very high flying. He also, he records, owned one of those oil-driven motor-bicycles whose clumsy complexi... ...and wonderful. One was rarely out of earshot of its whistles and gongs and siren cries even in the field paths or over the open downs. The officials o... ... of war. He was to go back through London to Surrey. His first feeling, he records, was one of extreme relief that his days of ‘hopeless battering at ... ...o good talking, Firmin,’ said the king. ‘My mind’s as clear as daylight.’ ‘Sire,’ protested Firmin, with his voice full of bread and cheese and genuin... ..., to a large extent, with us. The majority of our population con- sists of artists, and the bulk of activity in the world lies no longer with necessit...

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... and sniffed: It struck him the dog had a sense That honoured both dam and sire. You have guessed how the tower was afire. The Shannon retriever dates... ...rished in grave regret That death his people had dealt their dam and their sire, Through savage dread of them, crept to his neck, and set Their tongue... ...o his grave. VIII As men that spied the wings, that heard the snort, Their sires have told; and of a martial prince Bestriding him; and old report Spe... ...g for more, And the worshipped small body had aims. A good little idol, as records attest, When they tell of him lightly appeased in a scream By sweet... ...nce of the Gods? Her faith was on her battle-roll of names Sheathed in the records of old war; with dance And song she thrilled her warriors and her d... ... struck on sight, when quick with dews, Like music of the very Muse. Great artists pass our single sense; We hear in seeing, strung to tense; Then hap...

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...oisie of Arcis. The poor fellow belonged to that species of bore which de- sires to explain everything, even the simplest thing. He ex- plained rain; ... ...use; he thinks he ought, therefore, to decline those functions, and he de- sires to propose in his stead an honorable merchant on whom your suffrages ... ...on of Madame de Montcornet than elsewhere. She receives, as you know, many artists and men 108 The Deputy of Arcis of letters, and to give you an ide... ...“He? he will talk to you by the hour of returning to the life of the great artists of the middle ages with the universality of their studies and their... ...e claw of a cat preparing to play with its mouse, so I answered, coldly:— “Artists, I am told, are often indiscreet in their curiosity.” I put a well-... ...eplied, “but I want your exeat, madame; will you kindly tell me if you de- sire me to change her expression?” “One question in the first place,” I rep... ... the tool of those associations of false coiners who are known in criminal records to concoct schemes as complicated and mysterious as the one I am no... ...les, “‘ei- 291 Balzac ther by writings made or intercalated in the public records or other documents, shall be punished by imprisonment at hard labor...

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...and ask little reason wherefore. Of these four friends of ours, three were artists, or con- nected with art; and, at this moment, they had been simul-... ...ion had been carried on in a mood in which all imaginative people, whether artists or poets, love to indulge. In this frame of mind, they sometimes fi... ... those living models, dark, bushy bearded, wild of aspect and attire, whom artists convert into saints or as- sassins, according as their pictorial pu... ...that one obliterates another; as if Time had crossed and recrossed his own records till they grew illegible. But, not to meddle with history,—with whi... ... of the mo- ment vibrating in her voice, “if you love yourself; if you de- sire those earthly blessings, such as you, of all men, were made for; if yo...

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...f Albany; the Cardinal de Chatillon of the house of Coligny, nephew of the Sire de Montmorency, and the Cardinal de Givry.” When Strozzi delivered the... ...th of his predecessor that no one shall feel a de- 30 Catherine dé Medici sire to commit the same crime. But to avenge it worthily it is not enough t... ...; and the lampooners of the time made the following quatrain on Henri II: “Sire, if you’re weak and let your will relax Till Diane and Lorraine do gov... ...of Louis XII., perhaps the naivete of that of the good king will give true artists more pleasure, while at the same time they admire the magnificent s... ...g a purse full of crowns into the man’s hand, he begged him to look on the records and see if the name of Christophe Lecamus appeared in either of the... ... comprised all his property, even his books, amounted in value, as history records, to two hundred and fifty francs. That of Luther came to about the ...

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... countrymen. For at bottom—so he told me—he was actuated by a profound de- sire to learn among the Christians, the arts whereby to make his people sti... ...s; and turned me to admire the magnanimity of the sea which will permit no records. At the same foam-fountain, Queequeg seemed to drink and reel with ... ... unerring harpoon of the son fitly replacing the in- fallible arrow of the sires. To look at the tawny brawn of his lithe snaky limbs, you would almos... ...eness! aye, he did beget ye, ye young exiled royalties; and from your grim sire only will the old State-secret come. Now, in his heart, Ahab had some ... ...t ignorance of those times, when the true form of the whale was unknown to artists; and considering that as in Perseus’ case, St. George’s whale might...

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...ving, the poorer he grows in friends. How should he satisfy immoderate de- sires, that still increase as they are fulfilled? He who has his thoughts u... ...mongst them to the most famous examples of elder times that we find in our records on this side of the world. Far as to those who subdued them, take b... ...life, improper either to do good or ill of any moment, and that I only de- sire to pass on, I can do it, thanks be to God, without any great endeavour... ...leased at the present condition; but I, nevertheless, maintain that to de- sire command in a few—[an oligarchy.]—in a republic, or another sort of gov... ...ined as to the motion of the moon; what a fine condition are we in to keep records of things past. I was just now ruminating, as I often do, what a fr... ...sdom only is wholly within itself”—Cicero, De Fin., iii. 7.] I leave it to artists, and I know not whether or no they will be able to bring it about, ...

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...h),—such was Pierrotin’s laudable ambition; but, carried away with the de- sire to outstrip his comrade on the line, hoping that the lat- ter might so... ...nner and Mistigris had walked on. Scarcely had Pierrotin overtaken the two artists and was mounting the hill from which Ecouen, the steeple of Mesnil,... ... Paris till mid-day. She was, therefore, in her own apartment when the two artists walked up to the chateau, and were sent by Moreau himself to their ... ...her and mother reigned as aristocrats. “Mamma,” he said, “here are the two artists sent down by Monsieur Schinner.” Madame Moreau, agreeably surprised... ...f which has been certified to by Messrs. Terrasse and Duclos, keep- ers of records, by the help of which we may go back to the year 1525, and find his... ... exhibit the stamp of truth that the writers had managed to put upon these records, we may here give the report of Oscar’s own pretended reception:— T...

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...s; and turned me to admire the magnanimity of the sea which will permit no records. At the same foam fountain, Queequeg seemed to drink and reel with ... ...the unerring harpoon of the son fitly replacing the infallible arrow of the sires. To look at the tawny brawn of his lithe snaky limbs, you would almos... ...eness! aye, he did beget ye, ye young exiled royalties; and from your grim sire only will the old State secret come. Now, in his heart, Ahab had some ... ...t ignorance of those times, when the true form of the whale was unknown to artists; and considering that as in Perseus’ case, St. George’s whale might... ...e of his generations, he has not degenerated from the original bulk of his sires. But upon investigation we find, that not only are the whales of the p...

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...and ask little reason wherefore. Of these four friends of ours, three were artists, or con- nected with art; and, at this moment, they had been simul-... ...ion had been carried on in a mood in which all imaginative people, whether artists or poets, love to indulge. In this frame of mind, they sometimes fi... ... those living models, dark, bushy bearded, wild of aspect and attire, whom artists convert into saints or as- sassins, according as their pictorial pu... ...that one obliterates another; as if Time had crossed and recrossed his own records till they grew illegible. But, not to meddle with history,—with whi... ... of the mo- ment vibrating in her voice, “if you love yourself; if you de- sire those earthly blessings, such as you, of all men, were made for; if yo... ...uld have found delight in tracing out, link by link, and authenticating by records and documentary evidences. It would have been as difficult, how- ev...

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...ere shut up at home doing nothing. And in this way they became excel- lent artists in common, necessary things; bedsteads, chairs, and tables, and suc... ...r, and of the school of Pythagoras, in a book of his dedicated to Antenor, records that Pythagoras was made a freeman of Rome. Again, Numa gave to one... ... laws. The several mocks that were put upon him for refusing the power, he records in these words,— Solon surely was a dreamer, and a man of simple mi... ...e wars should be maintained at the public charge; this Heraclides Ponticus records, and that Pisistratus followed Solon’s example in this, who had dec... ... his strength. But Lucius Furius, his colleague, carried away with the de- sire of glory, was not to be held in, but, impatient to give battle, inflam... ...is charge, and he had, as we have said already, the oversight over all the artists and work- men, through Pericles’s friendship for him; and this, ind... ...them while he was their enemy. The Spartans giving him the security he de- sired, he went eagerly, was well received, and, at his very first coming, s... ... the colleagues whom he chose, and allowing him all other things as he de- sired. Thereupon he set sail with a fleet of one hundred ships, and, arrivi... ...mbine? For as the poetry of Antimachus, and the painting of Dionysius, the artists of Colophon, though full of force and vigor, yet appeared to be str...

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...the Cathedral through which he had sat when every limb itched with the de- sire for movement; and he remembered those walks at night through muddy roa... ...res were, how vulgar their minds; and you feel the utter worthlessness, as artists and as human beings, of that gay procession. Philip was enrap- ture... ...cisms. Since her passion for art was chiefly a passion to live the life of artists, she was quite content to neglect her own work. She liked the warmt... ...unt on earning anything for ten years. The history of painting was full of artists who had earned nothing at all. He must resign himself to penury; an... ... was obliged to confess that for all concerned such an event was to be de- sired. “It’s all very fine to say this and that,” Mildred remarked querulou... ... faces, it was terrify- ing; their features were distorted with paltry de- sires, and you felt they were strange to any ideas of beauty . They had fur... ...ked, and he conjured his family to beat her: he was always wanting to make records, and sometimes in his enthusiasm picked steadily for an hour. His c...

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...of their forefa- thers in studying the earliest historical and legislative records of New England. They exercised the rights of sovereignty; they name... ...uniary penalty, a whipping, or marriage * on the misdemeanants; and if the records of the old courts of New Haven may be believed, prosecutions of thi... ...atch the streets, and to forward the execution of the laws; the town-clerk records all the town votes, orders, grants, births, deaths, and marriages; ... ...are invariably servile. It is true that the American courtiers do not say “Sire,” or “Your Majesty” – a distinction without a difference. They are for... ...tual and uncon- querable. The gratification of his immediate wants and de- sires is the ruling passion of an Indian. The expectation of future advanta... ...iences made less progress than in the United States; and in few have great artists, fine poets, or celebrated writers been more rare. Many Europe- ans... ...ndred habits. Amongst this people they found distinguished men of science, artists of skill, writers of eminence, and they were enabled to enjoy the t... ...t in the useful arts then takes place in the fine arts; the productions of artists are more numerous, but the merit of each produc- tion is diminished... ...because the com- munity, instead of volunteering compliance with their de- sires, frequently obeys them with reluctance. In democratic communities the...

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...pse of bad carbon prints of bad and famous pictures, shelves of phonograph records and camera films, wooden toys, and in the midst an anxious small wo... ... Lincoln, to the gaiety of settlers dancing in a saw-mill. She read in the records of the Minnesota Territorial Pio- neers that only sixty years ago, ... ...hey were a special caste, neither above nor below the Haydocks, but apart, artists and adventurers. The night telegraph-operator at the railroad stati... ...Ander- son, Henry Mencken, and all the other subversive phi- losophers and artists whom women were consulting ev- erywhere, in batik-curtained studios... ...-cream soda to the same young woman with the same magazines and phonograph records under her arm. Not till he had climbed to his office and found anot... ...quence. Always she repeated that he had been heroically patient in his de- sire to join the army. She made much of her consoling affection for him in ... ...tent, but he was shy. When he demanded, “I’d like to stage `Suppressed De- sires,’ by Cook and Miss Glaspell,” Carol ceased to be pa- tronizing. He wa... ...She urged, “What if you do have to go back? Most of us do! We can’t all be artists—myself, for instance. We have to darn socks, and yet we’re not cont...

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...d added with a smile, “I promise you I paid you off; nay, I absolutely de sired the good gentleman not to forgive you: for you know after he had made... ...o set off that beauty which they intend to show you in the evening. Most artists have this secret in practice, though some, perhaps, have not much s... ...tter fully. I cannot, indeed, range him under any general head of com mon artists, as he hath a title to be placed among those Inventas qui vit... ...ed, old boy,” an swered Jones; “but why dost thou think that I should de sire to expose thee? I promise thee, I was never better pleased with thee i... ...rt of the young gentleman’s successful visit to Sophia (for he greatly de sired the match, more on account of the young lady’s char acter than of he... ...of the former is by common notoriety supported for a long time; and public records, with the concurrent testimony of many au thors, bear evidence to ... ...ous situation. As we have no public notoriety, no concurrent testimony, no records toand corroborate what we deliver, it becomes us to keep within the...

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...d, for example, by the illustrators. To be sure, the great majority of the artists who illus- trated “Don Quixote” knew nothing whatever of Spain. To ... ... moved our compassion, and in consideration of that compassion and our de- sire to prove it if we might by condolence, we beg of you, excellent Ambros... ...s orders, and will easily come into his empire, and I to the end of my de- sires; I have been thinking over the matter carefully, and by what I can ma... ... short time he was in possession of the object of his de- 252 Don Quixote sires, and Camilla so happy in having won Anselmo for her hus- band, that s... ... and Sancho were shut up together, they had a discussion which the history records with great precision and scrupulous exactness. Sancho said to his m... ... damsels held with Sancho Panza, well worth reading and noting The history records that Sancho did not sleep that afternoon, but in order to keep his ...

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...usiness would an- swer: “Madame, your business is with the children.” Nay, Sire, were it not better you, your Majesty’s self, took the children? So as... ...rethren will fly to meet and welcome. Now, therefore, judge if our Patriot Artists are busy; tak- ing deep counsel how to make the Scene worthy of a l... ...rded by a sun-smile, and such melo- dious glad words addressed to a King: “Sire, these are your faithful Lorrainers.” Cheerier verily, in these holida... ...nt of Na- tional Guards, which ‘costs five hundred pounds;’ alas, and ‘the Sirens of the Opera;’ and all the ginger that is hot in the mouth:—down wha... ...a stupendous new Coach built, of the kind named Berline; done by the first artists; according to a model: they bring it home to him, in Choiseul’s pre... ...e fatallest issue! What L’Escuyer’s word of admonition might be no History records; but the answer to it was a shrieking howl from the Aristocrat Papa... ...essive. (Roederer, Chronique de Cinquante Jours: Recit de Petion. Townhall Records, &c. (in Hist. Parl. xvi. 399-466.) Indeed, his Majesty’s reception...