Ancient lights and certain new reflections, being the memories of a young man; . ast cup,and having added some appropriate objurgations,he hurled the edible downstairs on to Eed-LionMarys forehead. This anecdote should not be takento evidence settled brutality on the part of the poet-craftsman. Red-Lion Mary was one of the loyalestsupporters of the Firm to the end of her , it was just in the full-blooded note of the liked to swear, and, what is more, they likedto hear each other swear. Thus, another of MadoxBrowns anecdotes went to show how he kept Morrissitting monumentally
Ancient lights and certain new reflections, being the memories of a young man; . ast cup,and having added some appropriate objurgations,he hurled the edible downstairs on to Eed-LionMarys forehead. This anecdote should not be takento evidence settled brutality on the part of the poet-craftsman. Red-Lion Mary was one of the loyalestsupporters of the Firm to the end of her , it was just in the full-blooded note of the liked to swear, and, what is more, they likedto hear each other swear. Thus, another of MadoxBrowns anecdotes went to show how he kept Morrissitting monumentally still, under the pretence thathe was drawing his portrait, while Mr. ArthurHughes tied his long hair into knots for the purposeof enjoying the explosion that was sure to come whenthe released Topsy—Morris was always Topsy to hisfriends—ran his hands through his hair. Thisanecdote always seemed to me to make considerablecalls upon ones faith. Nevertheless, it was one thatMadox Brown used most frequently to relate, sothat no doubt something of the sort must haveoccurred. 4. i^ ^ ^ H H p Sm The Inner Circle No, the note of these aesthetes was in no senseascetic. What they wanted in life was room toexpand and to be at ease. Thus I remember, in asort of golden vision, Rossetti lying upon a sofa inthe back studio with lighted candles at his feet andlighted candles at his head, while two extremelybeautiful ladies dropped grapes into his Rossetti did this, not because he desired topresent the beholder with a beautiful vision, butbecause he liked lying on sofas, he liked grapes, andhe particularly liked beautiful ladies. Thej^ desired,in fact, all of them, room to expand. And whenthey could not expand in any other directions theyexpanded enormously into their letters. And—Idont know why—they mostly addressed their lettersabusing each other to Madox Brown. There wouldcome one short, sharp note, and then answersoccupying reams of note-paper. Thus one greatpainter would
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