Luke 1:80 And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his showing to Israel. Whenever Michael Angelo, that "divine madman," as Richardson once wrote on the back of one of his drawings, was meditating on some great design, he closed himself up from the world. "Why do you lead such a solitary life?" asked a friend. "Art," replied the sublime artist, "is a jealous god; it requires the whole and entire man." During his mighty labour in the Sistine Chapel he refused to have any communication with any person, even at his own house. (L D'Israeli.) Parallel Verses KJV: And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his shewing unto Israel. |
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