Robert Reid, Fleur de Lis, 1895-1900 Courtesy davidsartoftheday.blogspot.com
But what if I fail of my purpose here?
It is but to keep the nerves at strain,
To dry one’s eyes and laugh at a fall,
And, baffled, get up and begin again–
So the chase takes up one’s life, that’s all.
Adrienne Morris is author of the novel The House on Tenafly Road (selected as an Editors' Choice Book by The Historical Novel Society and a Notable Indie Book of the Year) and The Tenafly Road Series, the continuing historical saga of the Weldon and Crenshaw families of Gilded Age Englewood, New Jersey.
Adrienne lives on a small Upstate New York farm with her human and animal family.
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7 thoughts on ““Genius is intensity.” Honore Balzac.”
What an absolutely gorgeous painting – I’ve never seen anything quite like it!! ; o )
Gorgeous painting and a personal credo to take to heart. Most good things are not easily attained and everything good is worth working for. Of course Browning said it much better.
What an absolutely gorgeous painting – I’ve never seen anything quite like it!! ; o )
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I love the Brownings. The zest for life!
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Wow a double whammy! Great art and poetry! Love it!!! 🙂 ❤
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How did I not know this painting before? I’m madly in love with it! My mother has always loved irises so it reminds me of her.
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Awwww! That’s sweet❣😊🌹
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Gorgeous painting and a personal credo to take to heart. Most good things are not easily attained and everything good is worth working for. Of course Browning said it much better.
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LOL.
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