Both Uses of
transcend
in
The House of the Seven Gables
- It was the better to be discerned, by this exterior type, how worn and old were the soul's more immediate garments; that form and countenance, the beauty and grace of which had almost transcended the skill of the most exquisite of artists.†
Chpt 7 *transcended = exceeded or surpassed
- Yet the artist did not feel the horror, which was proper to Phoebe's sweet and order-loving character, at thus finding herself at issue with society, and brought in contact with an event that transcended ordinary rules.†
Chpt 20
Definition:
exceed (go beyond); or surpass (to be more or better)