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The intensity of vision in the artist and of vividness in his creations are the sole tests of his imaginative power.
George Henry Lewes
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George Henry Lewes
Age: 61 †
Born: 1817
Born: April 18
Died: 1878
Died: November 30
Journalist
Literary Critic
Philosopher
Theatre Critic
Writer
London
England
Imaginative
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Intensity
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Vision
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Vividness
Power
Creations
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Ideas are forces our acceptance of one determines our reception of others.
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In all sincere speech there is power, not necessarily great power, but as much as the speaker is capable of.
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A man may be buoyed up by the efflation of his wild desires to brave any imaginable peril but he cannot calmly see one he loves braving the same peril simply because he cannot feel within turn that which prompts another. He sees the danger, and feels not the power that is to overcome it.
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In Science the paramount appeal is to the Intellect-its purpose being instruction in Art, the paramount appeal is to the Emotions-its purpose being pleasure.
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