Half-hours with the Best American Authors, Volume 2J.B. Lippincott, 1887 - American literature |
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Page 380
... Between the central pillars stood a superb statue from the hand of Phidias , representing Aphrodite guided by Love and crowned by Peitho , goddess of Persuasion . Around the 380 [ CHILD BEST AMERICAN AUTHORS . LYDIA MARIA CHILD.
... Between the central pillars stood a superb statue from the hand of Phidias , representing Aphrodite guided by Love and crowned by Peitho , goddess of Persuasion . Around the 380 [ CHILD BEST AMERICAN AUTHORS . LYDIA MARIA CHILD.
Page 383
... countries as freely as slaves , or papyrus , or marble . The sculptor of the gods will scarcely be able to fashion half their images . " " If the custom continues , " rejoined Phidias , CHILD ] 383 A BANQUET AT ASPASIA'S .
... countries as freely as slaves , or papyrus , or marble . The sculptor of the gods will scarcely be able to fashion half their images . " " If the custom continues , " rejoined Phidias , CHILD ] 383 A BANQUET AT ASPASIA'S .
Page 384
" If the custom continues , " rejoined Phidias , " it will indeed require a lifetime as long as that conferred upon the namesake of Tithonus . " " Thanks to the munificence of artists , every deity has a representative in my dwelling ...
" If the custom continues , " rejoined Phidias , " it will indeed require a lifetime as long as that conferred upon the namesake of Tithonus . " " Thanks to the munificence of artists , every deity has a representative in my dwelling ...
Page 386
... Phidias ; " but , in general , the mere forms are wor- shipped , apart from the sacred truths they represent . The gods we have introduced from Egypt are regarded by the priests of that learned land as emblems of certain divine truths ...
... Phidias ; " but , in general , the mere forms are wor- shipped , apart from the sacred truths they represent . The gods we have introduced from Egypt are regarded by the priests of that learned land as emblems of certain divine truths ...
Page 388
... Phidias ; " and from henceforth , when my mind is dark and doubtful , I will remember that transparent drops may fall into a turbid well . Nor will I forget that sometimes , when I have worked on my statues by torch - light , I could ...
... Phidias ; " and from henceforth , when my mind is dark and doubtful , I will remember that transparent drops may fall into a turbid well . Nor will I forget that sometimes , when I have worked on my statues by torch - light , I could ...
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