“From numberless books the fluttering reader, idle and inconstant, bears away the bloom that only clings to the outer leaf; but genius has its nectaries, delicate glands, and secrecies of sweetness, and upon these the thoughtful mind must settle in its labor, before the choice perfume of fancy and wisdom is drawn forth.” MindBookChoicesReadingBearsReaderGeniusLaborSettlingFancyThoughtfulDelicateIdleLeafsSweetnessPerfumeSecrecyFlutteringGlandsThoughtful Mind Book:Pleasures of Literature Source: Pleasures of Literature
“Criticism must never be sharpened into anatomy. The delicate veins of fancy may be traced, and the rich blood that gives bloom and health to the complexion of thought be resolved into its elements. Stop there. The life of the imagination, as of the body, disappears when we pursue it.” GivingMayBodyImaginationRichBloodElementsCriticismDisappearPursueFancyDelicateVeinsAnatomyComplexion Book:Pleasures of Literature Source: Pleasures of Literature
“Poetical taste is the only magician whose wand is not broken. No hand, except its own, can dissolve the fabric of beauty in which it dwells. Genii, unknown to Arabian fable, wait at the portal. Whatever is most precious from the loom or the mine of fancy is poured at its feet. Love, purified by contemplation, visits and cheers it; unseen musicians are heard in the dark; it is Psyche in the palace of Cupid.” HandsPoetryWaitingDarkHeardFeetMinesBrokenTasteMusicianContemplationFancyCheerFabricUnseenMagicianPalacesFablesWandsPortalCupidArabian Book:Pleasures, Objects, and Advantages of Literature Source: Pleasures, Objects, and Advantages of Literature
“Whatever is pure is also simple. It does not keep the eye on itself. The observer forgets the window in the landscape it displays. A fine style gives the view of fancy--its figures, its trees, or its palaces,--without a spot.” GivingDoeEyeSimpleForgetViewsTreeStyleFiguresFinePureWindowSpotsLandscapeFancyDisplayObserversPalaces Book:Pleasures,objects and advantages of literature Source: Pleasures,objects and advantages of literature
“Attention makes the genius; all learning, fancy, science and skills depend upon it. Newton traced his discoveries to it. It builds bridges, opens new worlds, heals diseases, carries on the business of the world. Without it taste is useless, and the beauties of literature unobserved.” WorldScienceLiteratureAttentionFocusDependsGeniusTasteSkillsDiseaseDiscoveryHealUselessBridgesFancyCarrieNew WorldNewton Author:Robert Aris Willmott