We feel a keen delight at the prospect of picking up for a song a print of figurine... Nothing dear goes cheap except for a sorry reason.
Yet in her work and life are several elements that may remind us of Elizabeth Bishop: the dream-house shared with a woman lover, the keen delight in daily things, the sense of life-long displacement.
The text ends with a paragraph that asks if it is "any wonder that artists should feel keen delight in looking at the disguising-patterns worn by animals?" These are "triumphs of art", where the student can find "in epitome, painted and perfected by Nature herself", the typical color and pattern scheme of each kind of landscape.
WASHINGTON — Because each program of the "Ballet Across America III" season at the Kennedy Center here features three American companies, every performance is attended by partisan supporters keen to signal their delight in the offering by their team.
Yet while the concrete benefits are perhaps amorphous, Chris Gribble, chief executive of the Writers' Centre Norwich, the organisation that put together the bid, is keen to stress his delight and the other benefits the award will bring.
Its keen observations of New England delights mesh with a quietly breathtaking strain of whimsy.
"Naturists are keen to enjoy the delights of plants, flowers and shrubs," noted the show's producer, "but wish to avoid spiky plants and those which sting".
Good food, as much as proximity to the beautiful Black Mountains, has drawn visitors keen to taste the delights of the town's top-quality restaurants and pubs, as well as the renowned annual food festival.
Creator and director Jill Soloway ("Six Feet Under," "Afternoon Delight") has a keen eye for telling moments of human behavior and, thankfully, "Transparent" doesn't hammer points home with exposition and repetition.
North Goa, best known for its package holiday- and party-friendly resorts of Calangute, Baga and Candolim, as well as its flea market at hippyish Anjuna, also offers a whole host of atmospheric delights for those keen to experience a slice of life of an older, more "authentic" Goa.
Though some might dismiss their work as miserablist dirge, an Eeyored monologue backed by guitars, this would be to overlook the National's keen sense of lyrical humour, their delight in language and musical experimentation.
