The yellow book, an illustrated quarterly Volume 9 . ny hundredpounds. Moreover, as his speeches before the curtain and hisletters to the papers show, he took himself quite seriously. Onlythe insane take themselves quite seriously. It was the unkindness of his love that maddened him. But helived to be the lightest-hearted of lunatics, and caused greatamusement for many years. Whether we think of him in hisrelation to history or psychology, dandiacal or dramatic art, he is asalient, pathetic figure. That he is memorable for his defects, notfor his qualities, I know. But Romeo, in the tragedy of
The yellow book, an illustrated quarterly Volume 9 . ny hundredpounds. Moreover, as his speeches before the curtain and hisletters to the papers show, he took himself quite seriously. Onlythe insane take themselves quite seriously. It was the unkindness of his love that maddened him. But helived to be the lightest-hearted of lunatics, and caused greatamusement for many years. Whether we think of him in hisrelation to history or psychology, dandiacal or dramatic art, he is asalient, pathetic figure. That he is memorable for his defects, notfor his qualities, I know. But Romeo, in the tragedy of his wildlove and frail intellect, in the folly that stretched the corners ofhis peculiar grin and shone in his diamonds and was emblazonedupon his tumbril, is more suggestive than some sages. He was sofantastic an animal that Oblivion were indeed amiss. If no more,he was a great Fool. In any case, it would be fun to have seenhim. Two Drawings By A. T. Gaskin I. The Artists MotherII. A Book Plate for Georgie Evelyn Cave Gaskin. yearsiytoline ociy o.
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