These temples grew as grows the grass; Art might obey, but not surpass. The passive Master lent his hand To the vast soul that o'er him planned ; And the same power that reared the shrine Bestrode the tribes that knelt within. An Emerson Calendar - Page 114by Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1905 - 117 pagesFull view - About this book
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