Nourish the sentiments thy principles approve,
And put thy trust and confidence in God.
To revive a Flower.
To revive a fading Flower.
Cut the stalk, and hold it a few moments in the flame of the candle, and then set the flower again in the cold water, when it will recover its strength almost visibly after this violent assistance, and blossom immediately.
Scenes from the Life of Titian.
Titian Vecelli was born in 1477, at the Chateau of La Pieve, on the frontiers of Friuli, one of the seven Communes of Cador. He was by birth a gentleman, his father was Gregorio Vecelli, and his ancestors were traced to the twelfth century.
Here may be corrected an absurdity often committed in designating him as “Le Titien,” that being his baptismal name; as well say the Raphael—or the Michael Angelo. The artist may certainly be denominated “The Vecelli.”