The Rossettis- Dante Gabriel and Christina; (1900) (14770804011)

Rosa Triplex by Dante Gabriel Rossetti

Identifier: rossettisdantegacary00rich (find matches)

Title: The Rossettis: Dante Gabriel and Christina;

Year: 1900 (1900s)

Authors: Cary, Elisabeth Luther, 1867-1936

Subjects: Rossetti, Dante Gabriel, 1828-1882 Rossetti, Christina Georgina, 1830-1894 Pre-Raphaelitism

Publisher: New York & London, G. P. Pvtnam's sons

Contributing Library: University of California Libraries

Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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To watch a kitten or a puppy play, or the funnyantics of a parrot or a cockatoo, or the wise move-ments of a wombat, will keep me for hours frombeing bored. And children, 1 said, do you like child-ren? Yes, so long as they remain like young animals— until they become self-conscious, I mean, and thatis very soon. Then their charm goes. Rossettis letters contain many an allusion to hisbeasts, and from Morriss house at Kelmscott herecords an instance of one of the ways in which anobliging puppy (named Dizzy) kept him from beingbored. At present, he says, I am going aboutwith a black patch over my nose. Last night Jennyfille and 1 agreed to shriek at the same moment(one Creepy and the other Crawly ) in Dizzystwo ears, while May beat a tattoo on the top of hishead. The instant result was that he turned roundhowling, and bit me (fortunately not Jenny) acrossthe nose, at which I am not surprised. At one time an attractive young elephant wasunder consideration as a possible purchase, and to

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Zbc Kosacttls. his have a love of animals 1 suppose, 1 may call a passion, says DArcy.isement they cai- ^ the self-consciousii. aiui ;es.them, in a gent-Ku v>..j., im-. .iig. I turn from them to the un-con: s. nnd often get a world of enjoyment. To )! a puppy play, or the funny antics of a parrot or a cockatoo, or the wise move-ments of a wombat, will keep me for hours frombeing bored. And childrr i saui child- lei! Rosj Triplex. National Gallery, London. ,^ animalS _. -, : ill. and tliat charm .2(oes jtters across the nose, at which I am iujI At one time an ; pnant was ■r^er consideration a^ a (njisiuiL ^uimase, and to

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1900

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