Word: contemplatione
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"The Greeks recognized the need of some temporary escape of the human soul from the homely bounds of every day," he continued, "and in their theatre, in their great tumultuous plays that searched deep into the spirit of man, they provided this. A great moral lesson might be taught in...
In his second lecture, on "The Molpe," Professor Murray touched on the Greek ritual of song and dance, which went under the name of "molpe," and which he defined as worship of this spirit of beauty. The ecstasy to which contemplation of this spirit raised the worshippers was such that...
"Nature-worship, as manifested in this deification of the revolving year, was not purely worship of the aesthetic. The people felt that behind it all was a sprit of eternal goodness and truth and beauty that breaks the yearning heart. Contemplation of this beauty lifted the worshipper to such raptures...
Contemplation
There was the case of Schlesinger v. Wisconsin, in which was brought into question the constitutionality of a Wisconsin inheritance-tax law which classed as inheritances all gifts made within six years of the donor's death. The question the Court posed itself was whether it was reasonable to...