Mary Haskell

Август 19, 2022

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2. Kahlil Gibran, “Four Faces,” heavily inspired by Haskell. “You are like the Great Spirit, who befriends
3. Who was she? 1. the principal of a private school for girls in Boston
4. Who was she for Khalil? 1. Gibran's friend 2. His faithful follower and companion 3. His
5. How they met: Haskell and Gibran met on May 10, 1904, at a friend’s studio. He
6. How dearly did he love her? In a letter to a friend written shortly before he
7. Shortly after arriving, he wrote: “The day will come when I shall be able to say,
8. How he described her: He came to see her as more than a benefactress — a
9. I think of you today, beloved friend, as I think of no other living person. And
10. Why I personally admire her: 1. She was a giver. She always supported him with money
11. 2. She asked for nothing in return
12. 3. Thanks to her we can read his most precious work "The Prophet" written in 3
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Kahlil Gibran, “Four Faces,” heavily inspired by Haskell.
“You are like the

Great Spirit, who befriends man not only to share his life, but to add to it. My knowing you is the greatest thing in my days and nights, a miracle quite outside the natural order of things.”

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Who was she?
1. the principal of a private school for girls

in Boston

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Who was she for Khalil?
1. Gibran's friend
2. His faithful follower and

companion
3. His advisor and editor
4. His translator
5. His constant inspiration
6. His benefactress

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How they met:
Haskell and Gibran met on May 10, 1904, at

a friend’s studio.
He was twenty-one and she nearly thirty-one.
Impressed with his art, Haskell soon offered to send Gibran to Paris to study painting.He accepted (said "yes".

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How dearly did he love her?
In a letter to a friend

written shortly before he departed for Paris in 1908, Gibran described Haskell as
“a she-angel who is ushering me toward a splendid future and paving for me the path to intellectual and financial success.”

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Shortly after arriving, he wrote: “The day will come when I

shall be able to say,
‘I became an artist through Mary Haskell.'

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How he described her:
He came to see her as
more than a benefactress
—

a kindred spirit,
a woman of uncommon tenderness, and, above all,
a person willing to descend into the deepest trenches of his psyche and climb to its highest mounts in order to understand him, which he considered the greatest measure of love.

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I think of you today, beloved friend, as I think of

no other living person. And as I think of you Life becomes better and higher and much more beautiful. I kiss your hand, dear Mary, and in kissing your hand I bless myself.

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