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The Lictors Bringing Brutus the Bodies of His Sons , Jacques-Louis David, 1789. Moonrise Over the Sea , Caspar David Friedrich, 1821. The Gleaners , Jean-Francois Millet, 1857. Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage—Italy , Joseph M.W. Turner, 1832. The Death of Socrates , Jacques-Louis David, 1787.
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The Lictors Bringing Brutus the Bodies of His Sons, Jacques-Louis David, 1789
An Essay on Man, Alexander Pope, 1733 Let Power or Knowledge, Gold or Glory, please, Or (oft more strong than all) the love of ease; Through life it is followed, even at life’s expense; The merchant’s toil, the sage’s indolence, The monk’s humility, the hero’s pride, All, all alike, find Reason on their side.
From The Tables Turned, William Wordsworth, 1798 Up! up! my Friend, and quit your books; Or surely you’ll grow double: Up! up! my Friend, and clear your looks; Why all this toil and trouble? Books! ‘tis a dull and endless strife: Come, hear the woodland linnet, How sweet his music! on my life, There’s more of wisdom in it.
And hark! How blithe the throstle sings! He, too, is no mean preacher: Come forth into the light of things, Let Nature be your teacher. She has a world of ready wealth, Our minds and hearts to bless— Spontaneous wisdom breathed by health, Truth breathed by cheerfulness. Enough of Science and of Art; Close up those barren leaves; Come forth, and bring with you a heart That watches and receives.