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364 THE AGE OF PHEIDIAS AND OF POLYCLEITOS.
ful people. Could we imagine these matchless forms in their Attic home,
shaded by the marble roof of the Parthenon, or looking down from among its
faultless pillars; could we charm before us violet-hued Hymettos, and the
depths of the overarching azure ; could we feel the gentle breezes from the
blue sea, and behold the Greek sun bathing all with golden light,—then
should we realize what met the eye of the Athenian of old, and inspired his
thoughts as he devotedly ascended his sacred mountain : then should we feel
in our own souls what transcendent ideals were charmed into adequate and
glorious material forms by the Pheidian age.
ful people. Could we imagine these matchless forms in their Attic home,
shaded by the marble roof of the Parthenon, or looking down from among its
faultless pillars; could we charm before us violet-hued Hymettos, and the
depths of the overarching azure ; could we feel the gentle breezes from the
blue sea, and behold the Greek sun bathing all with golden light,—then
should we realize what met the eye of the Athenian of old, and inspired his
thoughts as he devotedly ascended his sacred mountain : then should we feel
in our own souls what transcendent ideals were charmed into adequate and
glorious material forms by the Pheidian age.