Essays, First SeriesH. Altemus, 1939 - 332 pages |
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Page 239
... behold ! their speech shall be lyrical , and sweet , and universal as the rising of the wind . Yet I desire , even by profane words , if sacred I may not use , to indicate the heaven of this deity , and to report what hints I have col ...
... behold ! their speech shall be lyrical , and sweet , and universal as the rising of the wind . Yet I desire , even by profane words , if sacred I may not use , to indicate the heaven of this deity , and to report what hints I have col ...
Page 280
... behold truth ; and their eyes are uplifted , their wrinkles smoothed , they are perfumed again with hope and power . This old age ought not to creep on a human mind . In nature , every mo- ment is new ; the past is always swallowed and ...
... behold truth ; and their eyes are uplifted , their wrinkles smoothed , they are perfumed again with hope and power . This old age ought not to creep on a human mind . In nature , every mo- ment is new ; the past is always swallowed and ...
Page 309
... behold what is carved and painted , as students of the mystery of Form . The virtue of art lies in detachment , in sequestering one object from the embarrassing variety . Until one thing comes out from the connection of things , there ...
... behold what is carved and painted , as students of the mystery of Form . The virtue of art lies in detachment , in sequestering one object from the embarrassing variety . Until one thing comes out from the connection of things , there ...
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