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A rt, if the anecdote be not invented by the romance of biography, was born on this continent beside the cradle of a sleeping infant; and the extraordinary career of the Quaker boy who left the woods of America to become the President of the Royal Academy in London, is one of the memorable lessons of childhood. The personal respect which the character of Benjamin West has universally inspired, the interesting details of his life, and the grateful recollection in which his name is held by succeeding painters, have tended in some degree to blend his claims as an artist with those to which he is entitled as a man. It is important to define, if possible, the limits of both. Discrimination is quite compatible with love. I ndeed, the only affection that has a sure basis is one conceived and nurtured in the invigorating atmosphere of truth.
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Binding: Hardcover Edition: 1st Label: Geo. S. Appleton Manufacturer: Geo. S. Appleton Publication Date: 1847 Publisher: Geo. S. Appleton Studio: Geo. S. Appleton |