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There is, we must yield, something Promethean, of new and true beauty, in the bold path of harmonies that the French are teaching us after a long age of slavish rules. The harking back is here better than in most modern symphonies with their pedantic subtleties: in the resurgence of joyous mood, symbolized by the inversion of phrase, as when the prankish elfin theme rises in serious aspiration.
He frankly admitted the fact of his social ostracism, attributing it partially to Aileen's deficiencies and partially to his own attitude of Promethean defiance, which had never yet brooked defeat. "And I will defeat them now," he said, solemnly, to Berenice one day over a luncheon-table at the Plaza when the room was nearly empty. His gray eyes were a study in colossal enigmatic spirit.
And so some poor, vulgar, narrow nature, touched by this Promethean fire of pure love that leads to perfect sacrifice, will 'flame in the forehead of the morning sky' an undying splendour, and a light for evermore. Brethren, my appeal to you is a very plain and simple one, founded on these facts: You all have that capacity in you, and you all are responsible for the use of it.
After all we must give the benefit at least of the doubt. And there is after this deeply impressive introit a gorgeous Promethean spring of up-leaping harmonies. The whole has certainly more of concrete beauty than many of the labored attempts of the present day. The prelude dies down with an exquisite touch of precious dissonance, whether it came from the heart or from the workshop.
Sublime enough, hugely perfect to the royal eye, such a mass of shining giants, in their long-drawn regularities and mathematical manoeuvrings, like some streak of Promethean lightning, realized here at last, in the vulgar dusk of things!
Maltravers?" asked Ferrers, carelessly; "does he keep up your expectations?" Lady Florence had sunk into a reverie, and Ferrers repeated his question. "He is younger than I imagined him, and and " "Handsomer, I suppose, you mean." "No! calmer and less animated." "He seems animated enough now," said Ferrers; "but your ladylike conversation failed in striking the Promethean spark.
"'Music's ethereal power was given Not to dissolve our clay, But draw Promethean beams from heaven To purge the dross away." "They are fine lines," said my brother, "but I do not see how you apply your argument to the present instance." "I mean," Mr.
It was worth while for Christ to live; it was worth while for Christ to die, in order that into the souls of all sinful, God-forgetting, devil-following men there might pass this Promethean spark of the true fire. You get it, if you will, by simple faith. You will not keep it unless you obey it. Mind you do not quench the Holy Spirit, and extinguish the very life of God in your souls.
And a like poise helped him to a right plot and point in his descriptions. So his symphonic poems must ever be enjoyed mainly for the music, with perhaps a revery upon the poetic story. With a less brilliant vein of melody, though they are not so Promethean in reach as those of Liszt, they are more complete in the musical and in the narrative effect.
No, the coming 'man on horseback' on our side must be a great strategist, with the soul of that insane lion, mad old John Brown, in his belly. That is your only Promethean recipe: 'et insani leonis Vim stomacho apposuisse nostro. "I don't know why Horace runs so in my head this morning. . . .
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