Great pictures, as seen and described by famous writers (1899)
Singleton, Esther, d. 1930, ed. and tr · New York : Dodd, Mead and Company · leaf 139
owth and the fair field before it, whatdramatic delight in character and action! where St. Johnpreaches in the wilderness and the few first listeners aregathered together at his feet, old people and poor, soul-stricken, silent — women with worn still faces, and a spiritin their tired aged eyes that… … Q <3O ^ X ^ DANCE OF THE DAUGHTER OF HERODIAS 95 figure of music, grave and graceful, light and glad, the songof a bird made flesh, with perfect poise of her sweet slightbody from the maiden face to the melodious feet; notyrannous or treacherous goddess of deadly beauty, but asimple virgin, with…
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