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... Greek temple , the most perfect type of proportion that can be adduced . The leading idea of Greek architecture is above all things symmetry . The same thing may be found in their matchless sculpture , which modern art may imitate , but ...
... Greek temple , the most perfect type of proportion that can be adduced . The leading idea of Greek architecture is above all things symmetry . The same thing may be found in their matchless sculpture , which modern art may imitate , but ...
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... Greek drama may be seen the same pre- dominance of that idea of symmetry which prevailed in Greek art . In the period of the revival of letters the classical influence was strong both in art and literature . In the one it led to that ...
... Greek drama may be seen the same pre- dominance of that idea of symmetry which prevailed in Greek art . In the period of the revival of letters the classical influence was strong both in art and literature . In the one it led to that ...
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... Greek . It is something wider , more comprehensive , embracing everything in its scope , and shunning nothing ; seeking and finding the beautiful in forms and guises where the Greek would never have suspected it or understood it -- not ...
... Greek . It is something wider , more comprehensive , embracing everything in its scope , and shunning nothing ; seeking and finding the beautiful in forms and guises where the Greek would never have suspected it or understood it -- not ...
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PERSPICUITY IN WORDS SIMPLICITY 17 | xix |
PERSPICUITY IN WORDS CONTINUED PRECISION | 27 |
PERSPICUITY IN Words Continued Purity | 41 |
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