On his account of belief, the only difference between a "believed" idea and a merely "conceived" idea lies in the belief's additional force and vivacity.
He was the first to introduce classicism, vivacity of style, freshness and brevity of form, and an imaginative study of nature which was then unprecedented.
He was charmed by her vivacity and physical vigourshe delighted in horsemanship and armsthough he occasionally gently reminded her to behave with more decorum.