 | American literature - 1880 - 798 pages
...theories which only fit a world of extremes. Therefore let art always remind us of them ; therefore let us always have men ready to give the loving pains of a life to tne faithful representing of commonplace things — men who see beauty in these commonplace things,... | |
 | English literature - 1881 - 416 pages
...always have men ready to give the loving pains of a life to the faithful representation of common -place things— men who see beauty in these common-place...in showing how kindly the light of heaven falls on jhem. There are few prophets in this world ; few sublimely beautiful women ; few heroes. I can't afford... | |
 | Nicholas Patrick Wiseman - 1881 - 634 pages
...oftener a Madonna turning her mild face upward and opening her arms to welcome the Divine glory. But let us always have men ready to give the loving pains of a life to the faithful representation of commonplace things — men who see beauty in them and delight in showing how the... | |
 | Mathilde Blind - Novelists, English - 1883 - 226 pages
...of a life to the faithful representation of commonplace things," she remarks in ' Adam Bede ' that " there are few prophets in the world, few sublimely •beautiful women, few heroes," and that we cannot afford to give all our love and reverence to such rarities. But having followed... | |
 | George Eliot - 1885 - 404 pages
...theories which only fit a world of extremes. Therefore let Art always remind us of them ; therefore let us always have men ready to give the loving pains...how kindly the light of heaven falls on them. There arc few prophets in the world; few sublimely beautiful women; few heroes. I can't afford to give all... | |
 | Universities and colleges - 1885 - 482 pages
...portrayal of the most ordinary life need lack the element of beauty. " Let us always," says George Eliot, "have men ready to give the loving pains of a life...the faithful representing of commonplace things," but she adds, " men who see beauty in these commonplace things, and delight in showing how kindly the... | |
 | Mathilde Blind - 1885 - 332 pages
...of a life to the faithful representation of commonplace things," she remarks in ' Adam Bede ' that " there are few prophets in the world, few sublimely beautiful women, few heroes," and that we cannot afford to give all our love and reverence to such rarities. But having followed... | |
 | George Eliot - 1886 - 498 pages
...theories which only fit a world of extremes. Therefore let Art always remind us of them ; therefore let us always have men ready to give the loving pains...few heroes. I can't afford to give all my love and reverencr, to such rarities ; I want a great deal of those feelings for my every-day fellow-men, especially... | |
 | Literature - 1886 - 562 pages
...theories which only fit a world of extremes. Therefore let Art always remind us of them ; therefore let us always have men ready to give the loving pains...— men who see beauty in these commonplace things und delight in showing how kindly the light of heaven falls on them. There are few prophète in the... | |
 | Literature - 1888 - 892 pages
...theories which only fit a world of extremes. Therefore let Art always remind us of them ; therefore let us always have men ready to give the loving pains of a life to the faithful representing of common things, — men who see beauty in these commonplace things and delight in showing how kindly... | |
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It is so needful we should remember their existence, else we may happen to leave them quite out of our religion and philosophy, and frame lofty theories which only fit a world of extremes. Therefore let Art always remind us of them ; therefore let us... 
