Conway, Moncure Daniel, 1832-1907 · New York : H. Holt and Company · leaf 346
-less extent to which theoval arches have beenreproduced in the cera-mic arts of antiquity ;and the same sense ofsymmetry which madethe Greek vase a combi-nation of Eggs prevailsin the charm which thesame graceful outlinepossesses wherever sug-gested,—as in curves ofthe swan, crescent ofthe moon,… … F!g. 23.—Serpent and Egg (Tyre). 326 BEAUTY OF THE SERPENT. model of the line of grace and beauty—has had aneven larger fascination for the eye of the artist and thepoet. It is the one active form in nature which cannot beungraceful, and to estimate the extent of its use in decora-tion is…
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