Memoirs of the Life of William Collins, Esq., R. A.: With Selections from His Journals and Correspondence, Volume 2Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1848 |
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Page 65 - The indorsement of supreme delight, Writ by a Friend, and with His blood ; The couch of time ; care's balm and bay ; The week were dark, but for thy light ; Thy torch doth shew the way.
Page 241 - ... painter, increased, and the affectionate kindness he showed toward my mother and brother upon his frequent visits to our abode, so completely cemented the bond of union that I always considered him as one of the family. Alas ! that family, with the exception of your correspondent, are now no more seen. It is a source of great comfort to me to know that although we were for so many years separated by the Atlantic, he yet sometimes spoke of me, and especially that so short a time before his death...
Page 4 - As if increase of appetite had grown By what it fed on; and yet, within a month, Let me not think on't: Frailty, thy name is woman!
Page 247 - As I think it quite possible that my dear son, William Wilkie Collins, may be tempted, should it please God to spare his life beyond that of his father, to furnish the world with a memoir of my life, I purpose occasionally noting down some circumstances as leading points, which may be useful
Page 242 - ... fifteen years ago, ventured to connect him with my family as godfather to my second son, who has been christened Charles Allston, and it is perhaps not unworthy of remark that he, having been left entirely to his own choice as regards a profession, has determined to follow that of painting, and is now carrying on his studies at the Royal Academy.
Page 223 - Mr. Collins, with one knee on the ground, steadying himself against the wind ; his companion holding a tattered umbrella over him, to keep the rain off his sketch-book ; the guide standing by, staring at his occupation in astonishment ; and the ponies browsing near their riders, on the faded grass, with mane and tail ever and anon floating out like streamers on the gusty breezes that swept past them.
Page 124 - Do you recollect that magnificent picture by Sebastian del Piombo, in the Doria palace? It is the portrait of an admiral — a distinguished person at that time. I can never forget it. Perhaps I may have mentioned it to you before ; but I am so impressed with it, that were I ten years younger I would turn portrait-painter...
Page 176 - This refers to the following observation in Sir D. Wilkie's letter:— "The painter who has most truly given us an Eastern people is Rembrandt. The Scripture subjects of Rembrandt are recalled to us at every turn by what we see before us ; and this anticipating power of rendering what he never could have seen, raises the great painter of Amsterdam even higher than we had thought him.
Page 335 - His sterling personal qualities and outstanding ability won for him the esteem and respect of all with whom he came in contact.
Page 287 - Bullar, to Charley, with their most gratifying commendations upon the drawing of the three children of Mrs. John Bullar. Their hopes respecting his moral and religious duties and privileges, I most sincerely thank them for. God grant he may always first seek the kingdom of Heaven and its righteousness " ; the rest, by God's blessing and gift, will surely follow. I most fully and sincerely believe that, if this boy does justice to the genius with which he is endowed, and with the blessing of health...