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On Freemasonry.
others , are famous in history for the inexhaustible abundance with which they yielded their varied treasures . Hence the pediments and porticoes , the temples and halls of Greece became , in the hands of genius , standing models of beauty and sublimity . " In the age of Pericles , about 500 years before the Christian era , Athens was at the
summit of her grandeur . The city was covered with magnificent temples ; and , whilst the spoils of the Persian conquest enabled her rulers to engage in the most profuse expenditure , it was fortunate for mankind that the highest taste directed this profusion . The greatest architect and sculptor that probablthe world has seen lived at that
y time . The erection of the most splendid buildings of Greece was committed to the genius of Phidias ; and he produced monuments which will exercise an influence upon art , as long as men agree in their veneration of the models which are now supposed to contain all the principles of excellence . "
This great artist , in conjunction with the Lodges under his able superintendence , advanced the art of sculpture to such a high standard of excellence , that the experience of more than 2 , 000 years has been unable to suggest any
great practical improvement . He embodied the poetry of his country , and imparted to it a vivid form , and a palpable existence . He worked in marble , bronze , various metals , and other substances ; but his toreutic statues gained him the greatest celebrity . A chryselephantine statue of this description was reported to be his most famous production .
It was a Jupiter placed in a grove near Olympia , in Elis ; and is thus described by a writer in the Library of Entertaining Knowledge : — " He was represented seated upon a throne , which , like the statue , was of ivory and gold , and bore a crown upon his head , in imitation of a branch ofthe olive tree . In his riht hand was a figure of Victoryalso
g , of gold and ivory , with a fillet and a crown upon its head . His left hand held a sceptre of exquisite workmanship , on the top of which was an eagle , and in the composition of which all kinds of metals were blended . The sandals and robe of the figure were of gold , and upon the garment itself were represented animals and flowers . The throne was
variegated with gold and precious stones , and inlaid with ebony and ivory ; it was also adorned with pictures of animals and statues ; four figures of Victory , in a dancing attitude , were represented at the four feet . Two other Victories stood at the feet of the god , and the pedestal upon
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
On Freemasonry.
others , are famous in history for the inexhaustible abundance with which they yielded their varied treasures . Hence the pediments and porticoes , the temples and halls of Greece became , in the hands of genius , standing models of beauty and sublimity . " In the age of Pericles , about 500 years before the Christian era , Athens was at the
summit of her grandeur . The city was covered with magnificent temples ; and , whilst the spoils of the Persian conquest enabled her rulers to engage in the most profuse expenditure , it was fortunate for mankind that the highest taste directed this profusion . The greatest architect and sculptor that probablthe world has seen lived at that
y time . The erection of the most splendid buildings of Greece was committed to the genius of Phidias ; and he produced monuments which will exercise an influence upon art , as long as men agree in their veneration of the models which are now supposed to contain all the principles of excellence . "
This great artist , in conjunction with the Lodges under his able superintendence , advanced the art of sculpture to such a high standard of excellence , that the experience of more than 2 , 000 years has been unable to suggest any
great practical improvement . He embodied the poetry of his country , and imparted to it a vivid form , and a palpable existence . He worked in marble , bronze , various metals , and other substances ; but his toreutic statues gained him the greatest celebrity . A chryselephantine statue of this description was reported to be his most famous production .
It was a Jupiter placed in a grove near Olympia , in Elis ; and is thus described by a writer in the Library of Entertaining Knowledge : — " He was represented seated upon a throne , which , like the statue , was of ivory and gold , and bore a crown upon his head , in imitation of a branch ofthe olive tree . In his riht hand was a figure of Victoryalso
g , of gold and ivory , with a fillet and a crown upon its head . His left hand held a sceptre of exquisite workmanship , on the top of which was an eagle , and in the composition of which all kinds of metals were blended . The sandals and robe of the figure were of gold , and upon the garment itself were represented animals and flowers . The throne was
variegated with gold and precious stones , and inlaid with ebony and ivory ; it was also adorned with pictures of animals and statues ; four figures of Victory , in a dancing attitude , were represented at the four feet . Two other Victories stood at the feet of the god , and the pedestal upon