Essays, First SeriesH. Altemus, 1939 - 332 pages |
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Page 26
... Greeks are not reflective but perfect in their senses , perfect in their health , with the finest phys- ical organization in the world ... Greek , and revives our love of the muse of Hel- las . A great boy , a great girl , 26 ESSAY I.
... Greeks are not reflective but perfect in their senses , perfect in their health , with the finest phys- ical organization in the world ... Greek , and revives our love of the muse of Hel- las . A great boy , a great girl , 26 ESSAY I.
Page 27
... Greek had , it seems , the same fel- low beings as I. The sun and moon , water and fire , met his heart precisely as they meet mine . Then the vaunted distinction between Greek and English , between Classic and Romantic schools seems ...
... Greek had , it seems , the same fel- low beings as I. The sun and moon , water and fire , met his heart precisely as they meet mine . Then the vaunted distinction between Greek and English , between Classic and Romantic schools seems ...
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... Greek sculpture is all melted away , as if it had been statues of ice ; here and there a solitary figure or fragment remaining , as we see flecks and scraps of snow left in cold dells and mountain clefts , in June and July . For , the ...
... Greek sculpture is all melted away , as if it had been statues of ice ; here and there a solitary figure or fragment remaining , as we see flecks and scraps of snow left in cold dells and mountain clefts , in June and July . For , the ...
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