The Romance of Biography (Vol 1 of 2)

The Romance of Biography (Vol 1 of 2) - or Memoirs of Women Loved and Celebrated by Poets, from the Days of the Troubadours to the Present Age. 3rd ed. 2 Vols.

Enfin, relevons-nous sous le poids de l'existence; ne donnons pas nos injustes ennemis, nos amis ingrats, le triomphe d'avoir abattu nos facults intellectuelles. Ils reduisent chercher la celbrit ceux qui se seraient contents des affections: eh bien! il faut l'atteindre. Ces essais ambitieux ne porteront point remde aux peines de l'me; mais ils honoreront la vie. La consacrer l'espoir toujours tromp du bonheur, c'est la rendre encore plus infortune. Il vaut mieux runir tous ses efforts pour descendre avec quelque noblesse, avec quelque rputation, la route qui conduit de la jeunesse la mort. They are absolutely without any other pretension than that of exhibiting, in a small compass and under one point of view, many anecdotes of biography and criticism, and many beautiful poetical portraits, scattered through a variety of works, and all tending to illustrate a subject in itself full of interest,the influence which the[Pg viii] beauty and virtue of women have exercised over the characters and writings of men of genius. But little praise or reputation attends the mere compiler, but the pleasure of the task has compensated its difficulty;"song, beauty, youth, love, virtue, joy," these "flowers of Paradise," whose growth is not of earth, were all around me; I had but to gather them from the intermingling weeds and briars, and to bind them into one sparkling wreath, consecrated to the glory of women and the gallantry of men. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 35382
Author: Jameson, Mrs. (Anna)
Release Date: Feb 24, 2011
Format: eBook
Language: English