Weir, Irene, 1863-1944 · Boston, New York [etc.] Ginn & Company · leaf 124
tle now remains of all that ancient splendor.Excavations by the Archaeological Society in 1882have laid barethe foundationsof that templeand also of themore ancientone. Most ofthe sculptures,the statues ofpriestesses andgods, reliefs andinscriptions,and many frag-ments of allperiods are nowin the… … Eleusis : Architrave of Propylaia 102 THE GREEK PAINTERS ART line; and it is only when one looks out upon thisscene — slowly pacing the broad marble founda-tions of the temple, which tells the story of thepast — that the imagination can rise to a justappreciation of all that once made this spot…
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