Essays On Art
Essays On Art
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Some of the richest in art are of palatial extent In every one are endless open fireplaces. In every one are furlongs of repair-requiring gutter. In no one that we know of are the collections placed within rooms fireproof in any valid sense. In most they are enshrined between floors of the oldest and most invitingly combustible of timber. When we see Petworth or Manchester House, Chatsworth or Blenheim, Hamilton Palace or Castle Howard, we are always reminded of some delicate maiden who, in the... old legends, walks abroad through forests or cities at nightfall, presuming that she is under the protection of her guardian angel Housemaids, pages, and plumbers are the guardian angels of our national treasures. The visitor looks with all his eyes, and vexes the housekeeper by returning once more to study that ex- quisite bit of Raphael. For he thinks it may be a cinder before he comes again.
What we have here dwelt upon is no fanciful idea. Tak- ing the most cursory retrospect of the last two hundred years, England alone has lost, in the fires which ravaged Whitehall and Sir R.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Some of the richest in art are of palatial extent In every one are endless open fireplaces. In every one are furlongs of repair-requiring gutter. In no one that we know of are the collections placed within rooms fireproof in any valid sense. In most they are enshrined between floors of the oldest and most invitingly combustible of timber. When we see Petworth or Manchester House, Chatsworth or Blenheim, Hamilton Palace or Castle Howard, we are always reminded of some delicate maiden who, in the... old legends, walks abroad through forests or cities at nightfall, presuming that she is under the protection of her guardian angel Housemaids, pages, and plumbers are the guardian angels of our national treasures. The visitor looks with all his eyes, and vexes the housekeeper by returning once more to study that ex- quisite bit of Raphael. For he thinks it may be a cinder before he comes again.
What we have here dwelt upon is no fanciful idea. Tak- ing the most cursory retrospect of the last two hundred years, England alone has lost, in the fires which ravaged Whitehall and Sir R.
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Francis Turner Palgrave to read onlineMoreLess
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