Viardot, Louis, 1800-1883 · New York, Scribner, Armstrong, and Company · leaf 206
pecteEst jeune encor de gloire et dimmortalite ; he had before his mind two Homeric poems whichhad been preserved without alteration, first in the GRECIAN SCULPTURE. Ill memory of men, then in frail writing, and lastlyin imperishable printing. The arts are not sofortunate as letters ; for, inasmuch… … Fig. 40.—Torso. of architecture, can resist the destructive action oftime as well as printed or written matter. TheIliad still remains complete, and the less aged Par-thenon is in ruins. Whilst the glory of Homer restson the imperishable foundation of his works,ruthless time and sacrilegious men…
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