Ibsen . y smooth and white, has widened out,the whiskers have become less chubby, and thesmall scrutinizing eyes absolutely sparkle withmalice. Here, you say at last, is no poet, indeed,but an unusually cultivated banker or surprisinglyadroit solicitor. Here the hair, retreating fromthe great forehead, begins to curl and roll witha distinguished wildness ; here the long mouth,like a slit in the face, losing itself at each end inwhisker, is a symbol of concentrated will power,a drawer in some bureau, containing treasures,firmly locked up. Then came Munich, where Ibsens characterunderwent very c
Ibsen . y smooth and white, has widened out,the whiskers have become less chubby, and thesmall scrutinizing eyes absolutely sparkle withmalice. Here, you say at last, is no poet, indeed,but an unusually cultivated banker or surprisinglyadroit solicitor. Here the hair, retreating fromthe great forehead, begins to curl and roll witha distinguished wildness ; here the long mouth,like a slit in the face, losing itself at each end inwhisker, is a symbol of concentrated will power,a drawer in some bureau, containing treasures,firmly locked up. Then came Munich, where Ibsens characterunderwent very considerable changes, or ratherwhere its natural features became fixed andemphasized. We are not left without preciousindication of his gestures and his looks at this time,when he was a little past the age of fifty. Whereso much has been extravagantly written, ordescribed in a journalistic key of false emphasis,great is the value of a quiet portrait by one ofthose who has studied Ibsen most
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