Faure, Elie, 1873-1937, Pach, Walter, 1883-1958 · New York and London : Harper & brothers · leaf 230
ths, or the Amazons—worksfull of murder, of the blows of falling axes and ofthe flight of spears, where fingers clutch desperatelyat knives. The lines of soldiers on the arches of tri-umph of the Romans, the passage of the lictors, of thelegionaries, of the somber imperator with his laurels,the… … Mexico. Cliacmool. (Trocaoero.) 204 MEDIEVAL ART merited, and yet we love the cool of their shadow andtheir gardens. We even feel a powerful exaltationbefore the Indian monsters who drink blood and devourrotten flesh. It is because the spectacle of strength exalts our strength. It isalso because we…
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