Falkener, Edward: Daedalus or the causes and principles of the excellence of Greek sculpture (London, 1860)

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and hair, the calm serenity of his countenance, the
heavenly light and wisdom of the eye, the goodness
indicated in the mouth, and all the other attributes
of the god, till he were more inclined to worship
than admire. It was not admiration merely, but
love and respect which were enkindled in the mind
of the worshipper. Imagine then the feelings of a
Greek who, in a land said to be " the work of the
gods, and of the ancient heroes,"1 as he passed
from shrine to shrine, at every spot connected
with his religion, at every locality pointed out by
nature as suitable and acceptable to the gods, found
representations of the dhdnities, not rude, formal,
lifeless productions, but forms in each of which
he could find subject for meditation and delight.
How must his enthusiasm have been excited, when,
on leaving the city by any of the public roads,
the marble stela, the lofty column, the honorary
inscription, would remind him at each step of
glorious ancestors and fellow-countrymen, whose
achievements had earned for them an immortal
fame ! Imagine the effect produced on the mind of
the successful competitor in the games, and of the
enthusiastic spectators, in hearing the victor's
praises sung by the chief poet of the nation, in
seeing his statue executed by the first sculptor;
and himself, envied by the great and noble, his late

1 Hegesias, apud Strabo, ix. p. 396.
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