This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1859 edition. Excerpt: ... regular, of exceeding purity of outline, and perhaps a little heavy about the lower part of the face. But the calm, large, thoughtful eye, and the superbly developed forehead, secure it from any approach towards an expression of sensualism. The fulness of the lip is only sufficient to indicate that ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1859 edition. Excerpt: ... regular, of exceeding purity of outline, and perhaps a little heavy about the lower part of the face. But the calm, large, thoughtful eye, and the superbly developed forehead, secure it from any approach towards an expression of sensualism. The fulness of the lip is only sufficient to indicate that sensitiveness to, and appreciation of beauty, which constitutes an essential element in the poetical temperament. The hair is of that bright golden tint that Titian loved so well to paint; and its beauty has been especially recorded by more than one of her contemporaries. The poet Oaleazzo da Tarsia, who professed himself, after the fashion of the time, her most fervent admirer and devoted Elave, recurs in many passages of his poems to those fascinating "chiome d'oro;" as here he sings, with more enthusiasm than taste, of the "Trecce d'or, che in gli alti giri, Non e che' unqua pareggi o sole o rtella;" or again where he tells us, that the sun and his lady-love appeared "Ambi con chiome d'or lucidc e teiee." But the testimony of graver writers, lay and clerical, is not wanting to induce us to believe, that Vittoria in her prime really might be. considered "the most beautiful woman of her day" with more truth than that hackneyed phrase often conveys. So when at length the Colonna seniors, and the Duchessa di Francavilla thought, that the fitting moment had arrived for carrying into effect the long-standing engagement--which was not till 1509, when the promessi tposi were both in their nineteenth year--the young couple were thoroughly in love with each other, and went to the altar with every prospect of wedded happiness. But dnring these qtiict years of study and development in little rock-bonnd Ischia, the world without was anything bnt quiet, ...
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