 | Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland - Asia - 1886 - 882 pages
...of my life in countries where Art, though old and decrepit, still follows the same path that led it towards perfection in the days of its youth and vigour,...consequence, though we may feel inclined to despise results, they are perfection itself compared with what we do, when we take into account the relative... | |
 | Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland - Asia - 1886 - 852 pages
...of my life in countries where Art, though old and decrepit, still follows the same path that led it towards perfection in the days of its youth and vigour,...consequence, though we may feel inclined to despise results, they are perfection itself compared with what we do, when we take into account the relative... | |
 | Anon - History - 1991 - 422 pages
...of my life in countries, where art though o!d and decrepit, still follows the same path that led it towards perfection in the days of its youth and vigour...insane. In the East men still use their reason in •peaking of Art and their commonsense in carrying their views into effect. They do not, as in modern... | |
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Art, though old and decrepit, still follows the same path that led it towards perfection in the days of its youth and vigour, and, though it may be effete, it is not insane. In the East, men still use their reason in speaking of art, and their common... 