No more.

What I lack in words I will supply with deeds.
"MICHAEL ANGELO, in Rome.
[Image #19] ATHLETE SISTINE CHAPEL, ROME (_By permission of the Fratelli Alinari, Florence_) "I cannot refrain from adding two lines.

It is this: I have gone these twelve years past, drudging about through all Italy, borne every shame, suffered every hardship, worn my body in every toil, put my life into a thousand dangers, solely to help the fortunes of my house, and now that I have begun to raise it up a little, you alone choose to destroy and ruin in one hour all that I have done in so many years, and with such labours.

By Christ's body this shall not be! for I am the man to confound ten thousand such as you whenever it be needed.

Be wise in time then, and do not try one who has other things to vex him." So with hindrances enough, private and public, we must imagine the great artist climbing his scaffolding to the vault of the Pope's chapel, followed by his assistants, and setting them their task, transferring his full-size outline cartoons, prepared from the general designs, to the roof.