Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1847-10-15

POWERS STATUE OF THE GREEK SLAVE. |
The statue OF the Greek Slave represents female
in the first bud OF womauhood, exposed fore sale Tor
the most unspcakabc OF purposes, IN the Market ct
ConstautinopIc The cross depending from the folds
of her discarded robe shows that she has been plum
dcrcd from Christian family and her whole person
giyes every indication that she has been reared with
the EXTREMIST dccucy and tenderness. The winds OF
heaven have not been suffered 10 visit her too roughly
indeed one would think from the eXccptioncss pcriec-
ton of all her form and features that not even dream
of pain CT sin had infested the unpoutrd tenn
plc' That her loyelincss may cXrr, lis fullest nu-
,ncc upon the passions OF the bearded throng around
her she is utterly disrobcd and stands before them in
the undis-u.scd perfection OF her beauty
Her faht knee is slightly Bonded, and her right
hand rests upon the post over which ale thrown her
costly mautc, and her ias-clcd Giocian cap Bcau-
titnl exceedingly She stands .erc worthy, you would
slv TO be tine mother Of another family OF Grcoan
States and through her sons Tor another twenty CEN
urics, TO give Law and Literature to the World But
alas one glance al her aycrl,d face dor how can she
confront the pitlc-> balbarity Of Il Turkish mole 2
reveals the Lotomic-s misery into which she has been
plunged, and saddcns all the cNutaon that had beer
enkuIird by the "comcly proportions OF her god
dcss like form.
Art is expended in vain upon those critics who fin,
no character appropriateness IN tins most expressive
face ">us apagc! hand tiJi 4ro' The feature
are indeed chancteress, in the same sense IN wmc
Colcrlac ailims it 10 be the perfection OF woma
herself to be charactcrless. That disproporion AM
dcionnity of character; that naughty scom and mas
culinc pride OF strength, with which women are some
times invested in bad books, to stimulate and pompt
a vicious taste will be sought here in vain. Not ia
J deed that the most feminine gcnilcness is ncompnt
bic with the highest n,Limity OF Arro-m. Upon oc
cusiou- fitted 10 cal, It forth, The most delicate ima
will sometimes snow a sup, nouty To Circumstance
lt,h the sIcIuost Of the steiner sex might envy an
viii no. wlth iorutulc that alooi-in cannot uuilat
to tom .uls Il, need were and the maFlyTdon OF IN
Buto tic Check Slave nothing il LETT by which eve
. death can { 2 ,oms heroic. The spin' which shou
T. su-t,u ..r ga, NIFTY is useil woundrd--lny, utter
o hIobln Nu,h.u, remains Tor her but to drunk Il
ll dJoq- ,bqt Lust and Cruelty have mingled in her Gu
At and commended to her lips.
To dr'neuir thc features of a maiden crcum7tnn
'' WHS 80 as to convey an impression faithful to N
'''I ana to dramatic propncty, Vas most dlhcl
~ ana 1t Is safe to vest the character OF the PEE
'" '"r manner M which this task has BE- rn p"Iluu
Il. '"' N'''I repeated Visits and long aud caln II co
j. iclnp""h OF 1t, there is notsns which AT ln-l ~
rs H''scs ''' '''nu with 50 deep y conviction of II
H. N'"sl o"1s''nolr SINH, as the Judgment and mo
m Than Judgment e. lie Luildcd hcter linn he spc,y
he that has moulded its features to mitn. a, l..ra
H. tie desoIaene-s Di cXiinguishcd hope. Here 4,
es uilccalon oi pride or scom would have been or4,
ur out OF place She j. n woman and she cannot " A
rs s,se the sillur' Hardly less unnatural would bn
IL been any cbuhton ol lumgtuons feeling. PAS,
at anl Emotion bcsptah il more Glhomab. depll