Word: viewing
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...enter into musical expressiveness the position of first importance must be given to those of movement, of the force involved therein and even sometimes of the form which it describes. Especially are suggestions of human movement bodily, vocal or spiritual, a powerful element in musical expression. According to this view of its origin, the main characteristics of the poetic effect of music are its intensity and its vagueness. While music has no definite poetic meaning whatever, it has an infinite poetic content...
...work of the prophet is four-fold; literary, political, moral and religious. As a literary man he contributed in addition to his own addresses, articles to contemporary history. In a political point of view the prophet was distinctly a statesman, as he interpreted for another and lead public opinion. The moral tone of the prophet was of the highest order and his religious work had a strong tendency to put down the worship of many gods. The spirit of the prophet's work was an unselfish, sympathetic and uncompromising one, truly courageous and hopeful...
...value of the prophets to us is considerable; from a literary point of view their writings are unequaled and in many cases are real gems. Their tone is lofty and ethical; their spirit healthful...
Rouen came next and the view of the old Norman city rising from the river was exceedingly picturesque. In this city to the lasting disgrace of both the English and the French, Joan of Arc was burned...
Winchester with its ruins and historical associations followed. A charming view of a portion of the Dean's grounds about the summer house of Charles the Second was most acceptable...