. Midsummer Eve : a fairy tale of loving and being loved . us race he was self-appointed to run. Eva knew all aboutthe old soldier, and about Sidneys fellow students, and about thethemes he originated, and the subjects he copied; she wondered inher own mind why he had fellow students, or what he went to theRoyal Academy to learn ; she thought all he did perfection, and could notunderstand why he copied anything ; she thought nothing but his naturalmodesty prevented his repeating to her the fine compliments he must erethen have received ; and she built his castle so high, that at last it became
. Midsummer Eve : a fairy tale of loving and being loved . us race he was self-appointed to run. Eva knew all aboutthe old soldier, and about Sidneys fellow students, and about thethemes he originated, and the subjects he copied; she wondered inher own mind why he had fellow students, or what he went to theRoyal Academy to learn ; she thought all he did perfection, and could notunderstand why he copied anything ; she thought nothing but his naturalmodesty prevented his repeating to her the fine compliments he must erethen have received ; and she built his castle so high, that at last it becamecloud-capt, and losing it altogether, she would descend to earth, andwonder, if surrounded by bright lords and beautiful ladies, as he mustbe, would he keep true to the village maiden of Cloghreen! PoorKva! she little knew that Sidneys studio was indeed a lofty chamber. A FAIRY TALE OF LOVE. 137 for the time being, and for the sake of cheapness, near the bridge atBattcrsca, in a tall, red brick, quaint house, such as we now see in pictures; ;*f4^V^»T:^i. that there he laboured with the unabated enthusiasm of one who has anoble end in view. He had shown his drawings to judges, who regardedthem with astonishment, and told him he only needed study to set hisname on high ; but that study must be continued-must be persistedin-and his right spirit shrunk from appealing to his father for aid tocontinue in the course he had chosen ; he laboured, day by day, to achievethe knowledge he knew he needed ; and at night, his candle wasted longpast midnight, to complete the drawing which, disposed of for a titheof its value, was to provide him food and raiment; so much he was ableto accomplish, and experience had already taught him he was far morefortunate than scores of others who were climbing the same hill ; hisnoble mind never contrasted this life of labour and privation with thatof the luxury and ease he had hitherto led; the independence of hisnature strengthened it; and when he heard o
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