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I confess that when first I made acquaintance with Charles Strickland I never for a moment discerned that there was in him anything out of the ordinary. Yet now few will be found to deny his greatness. I do not speak of that greatness which is achieved by the fortunate politician or the successful soldier; that is a quality which belongs to the place he occupies rather than to the man; and a change of circumstances reduces it to very discreet1 proportions. The Prime Minister out of office is seen, too often, to have been but a pompous2 rhetorician, and the General without an army is but the tame hero of a market town. The greatness of Charles Strickland was authentic3. It may be that you do not like his art, but at all events you can hardly refuse it the tribute of your interest. He disturbs and arrests. The time has passed when he was an object of ridicule4, and it is no longer a mark of eccentricity5 to defend or of perversity6 to extol7 him. His faults are accepted as the necessary complement8 to his merits. It is still possible to discuss his place in art, and the adulation of his admirers is perhaps no less capricious than the disparagement9 of his detractors; but one thing can never be doubtful, and that is that he had genius. To my mind the most interesting thing in art is the personality of the artist; and if that is singular, I am willing to excuse a thousand faults. I suppose Velasquez was a better painter than El Greco, but custom stales one's admiration10 for him: the Cretan, sensual and
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| adj.(言行)谨慎的;慎重的;有判断力的 | |
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| adj.傲慢的,自大的;夸大的;豪华的 | |
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eccentricity
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perversity
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complement
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disparagement
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admiration
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tragic
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| adj.崇高的,伟大的;极度的,不顾后果的 | |
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aesthetic
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akin
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fascination
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| adj.无关紧要的,可忽略的,无意义的 | |
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tormented
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| 饱受折磨的 | |
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docility
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judgments
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| 判断( judgment的名词复数 ); 鉴定; 评价; 审判 | |
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layman
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appreciation
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perfectly
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craftsman
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manifestation
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disinterested
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unaware
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amazement
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industrious
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imposing
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remarkable
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faculty
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| n.才能;学院,系;(学院或系的)全体教学人员 | |
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innate
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distinguished
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immortality
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ironic
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virgin
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outrageous
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| adj.无理的,令人不能容忍的 | |
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precisely
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| adv.恰好,正好,精确地,细致地 | |
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disposition
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exegesis
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subtlety
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calves
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hazardous
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gallant
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compassion
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originality
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impatience
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craving
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misgivings
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nude
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malicious
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virtues
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monarch
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hypocrisy
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pretentiousness
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innocence
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| 狂喜,欢跃( exult的第三人称单数 ) | |
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