. The Rossettis: Dante Gabriel and Christina; . CHAPTER X. ^nniv/^v. 1 article I cliaff and ; % ; .. recious Rossetti Fountain. s^^l^ Designed by J. P. Seddon. Bust by Ford Madox Brown. iir»llt untruth in stands clearer ny mind, says his brother, than, his total om from j time he forged gh quality a weapon for others to wound .ii> eager and outspoken temper made the it of life difficult for him. uld not unu> in others any lack = • sity so ^ .imself, or anyi>^--it ...mgthe f a friend. He \ > the point of Quixotry in pushing iaims of others, and ready to accept from those he love
. The Rossettis: Dante Gabriel and Christina; . CHAPTER X. ^nniv/^v. 1 article I cliaff and ; % ; .. recious Rossetti Fountain. s^^l^ Designed by J. P. Seddon. Bust by Ford Madox Brown. iir»llt untruth in stands clearer ny mind, says his brother, than, his total om from j time he forged gh quality a weapon for others to wound .ii> eager and outspoken temper made the it of life difficult for him. uld not unu> in others any lack = • sity so ^ .imself, or anyi>^--it ...mgthe f a friend. He \ > the point of Quixotry in pushing iaims of others, and ready to accept from those he loved what he as readily would give. Things pitiful touched him, •lings brave stirred him, things beautiful inspired 216. Character an^ ^Temperament, 217 him. In many ways he was selfish ; he was cer-tainly a spendthrift; he was often unreasonable andillogical in his demands upon the world ; he didsome indefensible things, but no other human beingcould have done them with so little consciousnessof evil, with such terrible simplicity of seems seldom to have felt the bracing sense ofduty even toward his art, following his own willwherever it led him. Fortunately, however, it ledhim for the most part toward kind acts, robust in-dustry, deep sympathies, and a dignified attitudetoward life. As the years rolled on, his brotherreflects concerning him, what he ought to do wasvery often what he chose and liked to do. He de-spised anything like rivalry or professional jealousy,and his ability to sell his pictures with judgment andto advantage was untainted by any grasping much resented a personal slight and showed inhis later years undue susceptibility, but where hefound loyalty he repaid
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