Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-07-06

echo "PrePosterOus" to express such a
For without us l am sure they would
come but 10 naught.
so great, was the merit by her pen dif.
fused.
Muse"
Long ages in Greece before writing was
known,
When Cadmus, a Phoeniciau, had made It
his home,
Then memory was tue record that handed
1t down
Through Rhapsodists, many OF local re.
nown.
How the art Of rude sculpture began to
appear,
And glimpses Of this could be seen every.
where,
First shown in the old style with models
SO crude:
Then later the grand style when Phidlas
ruled;
Next the beautiful style, till the bold Ro.
mans came;
Then last its decline--when Greece lost
her fame.
Grecian minds were overhowing with
beauty and grace.
Clearly seen IL each II cure, each form and
cach face.
The chiscl appeared like line magic
When held in Phidlas's or Praxlteles's 5
hand.
Their models Of art stood in such high re.
nOwn,
That taey could not bo bought for the
debt of a town.
These In wax, stone and marble in turn,
did appear
But OF much greater value with each
added year.
When a battle was Tough: OF victory
won,
Straight monument was reared where II
was begun.
Recorded On this was the eonqueror's 5
And carved on lis surface were mis- deeds
Of fame.
Tnc rich works ol art in the temples were
found,
Aud these always were built on so.called
sacred ground.
To the god dedicated, whose name ever
tney bore,
Made the theme ot wild legends and fables
Il store.
Each god and each goddess on Olympus's
night,
Found for fame, Of their name most lit.
ting site.
Their statues were wrought il both iy'ry
and gold,
And all were Supposed secret power to
hold.
Each town some lair goddess or proud
god adurpd,
Edcl ,iro>g with the other its iayogite to
laUd,
% each reared a temple o. almost price.
less worth.
And IN TINS they cnturoned their dumb
-uds Ot TIE earth.
IL /, Na.Elu attempt ~ describe all theil
Skill.
For The G.ccians worked well with Ootl
nraIt and with will.
For every brave act a iair statue arose,
Ahu Tor each deed OF shame stands tab
let oi woes.
strange aud mysterious are the legends o
old,
In groups Of white marble their story il
told.
The LAGOON plain "a book can be read
His face is a page Of both suffering ant
dread:
While his sons, as they wrlthe in the cox
serpent's coil,
For offending Minerva, are grim death
sure spoil,
Incn OlympiAn Jupiter by Phidias's hand
Is the wonder anu glory VI all the who'll
PrlXiteles's Cupid, the sweet god Of love
shows only weakness We can ne'er rist
above.
80 general was the spirit Of line arts dill
fused,
Tha, in some other channels it soon wa.
Unused.
lls'suid, zone Improvement but bring
On aGOtAer;"
Greece improved on tnls adage, and linket
them together.
They tnen all appeared like one timely
wrOugh; chain,
Bound by lar brighter links than will bin(
IL again.
Architecture 70 art rose like fair nature,
Ana success upon all her brave efforts
smiled.
Structures, massive and grand, rost
ihrOC Sn1ut all the land,
Deity fashioned by many skillful Greel
hand.
The ruin, Of which still astonish tn,
Wuglu.
Du, many by foes to destruction wcr,
hurled.
The oid Parlheuon still rears its prout
marble head,
And towers aiOit IN glory not dead.
utaer monuments too, OF wonder remain
And If their ancient grandeur they mucl
yel retain.
As Lamar,lne says, Great works and re
nowned,
Though all in the shade OF the Parthenol
druwued'
The art of painting Is one Of the links II
the chain.
And In unileu splendOr the arts now reign
Like the sculpture through four changing