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THE STUDIO OE WILHELM VON KAULBACH.
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A hideous old hag, the impersonation of sorcery and false
prophecy, raises her hood with skinny fingers, and casts a
baleful glance of malice upon the slim youth with his bow
and quiver who rushes past her. Thus departs the race of
Ham, the idolaters of Africa, the Phoenicians, the Egyp-
tians. The curse falls immediately upon them: “ They
who eat the flesh of men and drink abominable blood to do
homage to Thy name ! But Thou hast compassion upon all,
and bearest with the sins of men. For Thou lovest all that
are, and hatest none that Thou hast created; Thou sparest
all! For all are Thine, Lord ! Thou lover of fife ! and Thy
Eternal Spirit is in all A
Meanwhile, behold towards the east the departure of
Shem, in the person of the venerable patriarch Peleg, men-
tioned by Moses. He is seated upon a low car drawn by
mild oxen; he stretches forth his arms as if at once bless-
ing and protecting his race, his noble countenance raised
towards heaven with love and gratitude. In horror of the
departing idolaters a youth and maiden spring to his knees,
shrinking in alarm from the savage fanatics. A grave boy,
bolding listlessly in his one hand the reins of the oxen, in
the other a crook, stands up in the low wagon on the other
side of the patriarch, and half leans against him. On the
neck of either ox, see, a round-limbed naked child is seated;
they are twin brothers ! One presses a bunch of luscious
grapes to his lips, whilst his other arm rests lovingly upon
the shoulder of his little brother, who leans towards him
holding a long spray of vine in his chubby little hand.
Their mother walks beside the yoked oxen, gazing at them
with eyes of love ; in one hand she bears bunches of grapes,
the other supports a flat basket upon her head, in which lies,
together with a distaff, a younger child, who, laughing,
stretches forth his arms towards his little brothers seated
on the oxen. Other women and children follow. They are
surrounded by flocks and herds; you seem to hear a gentle
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A hideous old hag, the impersonation of sorcery and false
prophecy, raises her hood with skinny fingers, and casts a
baleful glance of malice upon the slim youth with his bow
and quiver who rushes past her. Thus departs the race of
Ham, the idolaters of Africa, the Phoenicians, the Egyp-
tians. The curse falls immediately upon them: “ They
who eat the flesh of men and drink abominable blood to do
homage to Thy name ! But Thou hast compassion upon all,
and bearest with the sins of men. For Thou lovest all that
are, and hatest none that Thou hast created; Thou sparest
all! For all are Thine, Lord ! Thou lover of fife ! and Thy
Eternal Spirit is in all A
Meanwhile, behold towards the east the departure of
Shem, in the person of the venerable patriarch Peleg, men-
tioned by Moses. He is seated upon a low car drawn by
mild oxen; he stretches forth his arms as if at once bless-
ing and protecting his race, his noble countenance raised
towards heaven with love and gratitude. In horror of the
departing idolaters a youth and maiden spring to his knees,
shrinking in alarm from the savage fanatics. A grave boy,
bolding listlessly in his one hand the reins of the oxen, in
the other a crook, stands up in the low wagon on the other
side of the patriarch, and half leans against him. On the
neck of either ox, see, a round-limbed naked child is seated;
they are twin brothers ! One presses a bunch of luscious
grapes to his lips, whilst his other arm rests lovingly upon
the shoulder of his little brother, who leans towards him
holding a long spray of vine in his chubby little hand.
Their mother walks beside the yoked oxen, gazing at them
with eyes of love ; in one hand she bears bunches of grapes,
the other supports a flat basket upon her head, in which lies,
together with a distaff, a younger child, who, laughing,
stretches forth his arms towards his little brothers seated
on the oxen. Other women and children follow. They are
surrounded by flocks and herds; you seem to hear a gentle