Excerpt from Women, or Chronicles of the Late War

A true artist, before he touches his canvas, paints upon the retina of his mind's eye a perfect representation of the scene he wishes to portray with the skilful pencil of his fancy here deepening a shade and there developing an expression, until he sees it the perfect embodiment of his idea, nor does he rest satisfied until the glowing canvas presents a re¿ection of this, its original.

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