Nor shall my weakness tempt thine anger more:

Man is not made to question, but adore."


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On Michael Angelo's Famous Piece of the Crucifixion;

Who Is Said To Have Stabbed a Person That He Might Draw It More Naturally.[44]

Whilst his Redeemer on his canvass dies,

Stabb'd at his feet his brother weltering lies:

The daring artist, cruelly serene,

Views the pale cheek and the distorted mien;