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St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)

Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 209

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hundred years ago, there livedat Sicyon, in Greece, a modeler in clay, whose 190 STORIES OF ART AND ARTISTS. [January, name was Dibutades. He had a daughter who is dear to her. It was an inspiration on the part of called by two names, Kora and Callirhoe. This the girl, and so correct was the… … THE FIRST BASS-RELIEF. brought home flowers which she put in vases inthe little shop, to make it pleasant for the modeler,and attractive to his customers. Kora was verybeautiful, and as she went out, with her veil abouther, the young Greeks of Sicyon caught glimpsesof her face which made them wish…

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