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Light is the first of painters. There is no object so foul that intense light will not make it beautiful.
Light is the first of painters. There is no object so foul that intense light will not make it beautiful.
But let my due feet never fail
To walk the studious cloisters pale,
And love the high read more
But let my due feet never fail
To walk the studious cloisters pale,
And love the high embowed roof,
With antique pillars massy proof,
And storied windows richly dight;
Casting a dim religious light.
Firelight will not let you read fine stories but it's warm and you won't see the dust on the floor.
Firelight will not let you read fine stories but it's warm and you won't see the dust on the floor.
There swift return
Diurnal, merely to officiate light
Round this opacous earth, this punctual spot.
There swift return
Diurnal, merely to officiate light
Round this opacous earth, this punctual spot.
There are two kinds of light--the glow that illumines, and the glare that obscures.
There are two kinds of light--the glow that illumines, and the glare that obscures.
Light is the first of painters. There is no object so foul that
intense light will not make it read more
Light is the first of painters. There is no object so foul that
intense light will not make it beautiful.
He that has light within his own clear breast
May sit i' the centre, and enjoy bright day:
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He that has light within his own clear breast
May sit i' the centre, and enjoy bright day:
But he that hides a dark soul and foul thoughts
Benighted walks under the mid-day sun;
Himself his own dungeon.
In the dark a glimmering light is often sufficient for the pilot
to find the polar star and to read more
In the dark a glimmering light is often sufficient for the pilot
to find the polar star and to fix his course.
[It., Fra l' ombre un lampo solo
Basta al nocchier fugace
Che gia ritrova il polo,
Gia riconosce il mar.]
The pursuit of perfection, then, is the pursuit of sweetness and light.
The pursuit of perfection, then, is the pursuit of sweetness and light.
