“When one has praised Turgenev, however, for the beauty of his character and the beautiful truth of his art, one remembers that he, too, was human and therefore less than perfect. His chief failing was, perhaps, that of all the great artists, he was the most lacking in exuberance. That is why he began to be scorned in a world which rated exuberance higher than beauty or love or pity.” WorldHumansArtCharacterBeautifulRememberArtistPerfectFailingHigherPityChiefsLackingGreat ArtGreat ArtistExuberanceScorned Author:Robert Wilson Lynd
“Swinburne was an absurd character. He was a bird of showy strut and plumage. One could not but admire his glorious feathers; but, as soon as he began to moult ... one saw how very little body there was underneath.” LittlesCharacterBodySawsBirdAdmireAbsurdGloriousFeathersShowy Author:Robert Wilson Lynd
