"Harebell" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... purple crown Six foot out of the turf, And the harebell shakes on the windy hill— O the breath ...
— The Home Book of Verse, Vol. 1 (of 4) • Various
... warfare had got into his acting, and more or less it remained there to the last. The assertive quality, indeed, had long since begun to die away. The volume of needless emphasis was growing less and less. Few performances on the contemporary stage are commensurate with his embodiments of Harebell and Gringoire, in softness, simplicity, poetic charm, and the gentle tranquillity that is the repose of a self-centred soul. But his deep and burning desire to be understood, his anxiety lest his effects should not be appreciated, his inveterate ...
— Shadows of the Stage • William Winter |
