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The Pageantry of Life (Classic Reprint)

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The Pageantry of Life (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from The Pageantry of Life What then makes the artist, whose portrait is here attempted? It is not profession, nor birth, nor manners, nor knowledge, nor success, though all these are invaluable accessories. It is temperament, it is life. The priest need not lag behind the courtier. Who had a finer sense of grandeur than wolseyp and was not Pascal famous for his six horses? Nor need poverty disturb a skilful exercise of the art. Burns had a glimpse into its possibilities when he sported the only tie wig in the parish, and the simple propriety of a graceful dinner is beyond the pocket of no man who can afford clean linen and a cheese. Again, the coat depends for its effect less upon the reckless use of velvet or satin than upon the bravery wherewith it is worn. An inapposite assumption of birth, a clumsy show of riches, are the worst foes of elegance: without the true temperament the resources of Golconda will avail nothing. When Byron said he would rather be Brummel than Napoleon, he did not merely pay a deserved tribute to the genius of dandyism; he acknowledged that the Dandy was distinguished by rarer qualities than those which achieve the conquest of the world. Yet Brummel could dazzle his rivals neither by exalted birth nor by lavish display. He was gifted with nothing save the sublime talent of his craft, and he triumphed. The artist, alas! Cannot always take a serene pleasure in his perfected work. Though his is ever the joy of creation, he is not permitted to contem plate the result with appreciative impartiality. For life generally unveils itself to him who lives it as a panorama. Now fortune overcomes the design, now the unexpected imposes a sudden change. And he who, unconsciously maybe, was aiming at a complete harmony, is compelled to content himself with a set of brilliant, discursive images. Still, there have been men of so strong a nature that they have themselves put the last touch to life, and forced the picture to justify the sketch. So Disraeli, if we forget his politics, remained until the last hour within the same frame whose four corners bounded his youthful design and boyish ambition. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Release date Australia
April 22nd, 2018
Audience
  • General (US: Trade)
Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Illustrations
2 Illustrations; Illustrations, black and white
Imprint
Forgotten Books
Pages
286
Publisher
Forgotten Books
Dimensions
152x229x15
ISBN-13
9781330887318
Product ID
23280322

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