“The drama embraces and applies all the beauties and decorations of poetry. The sister arts attend and adorn it. Painting, architecture, and music are her handmaids. The costliest lights of a people's intellect burn at her show. All ages welcome her.” PeopleArtShowsLightAgePaintingDramaEmbraceIntellectArchitectureWelcomeDecorationHandmaids Book:Pleasures, Objects, and Advantages of Literature Source: Pleasures, Objects, and Advantages of Literature
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