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first hides the streams�察�under stress and pressure�察�in paltry pipes which we
all must make haste to call upon the earth to cover�察�and the second lifted
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up the arches of the aqueduct。
The search of easy ways to live is not always or everywhere the way to
ugliness�察�but in some countries�察�at some dates�察�it is the sure way。 In all
countries�察 �and at all dates�察 �extreme finish compassed by hidden means
must needs�察�from the beginning�察�prepare the abolition of dignity。 This is
easy to understand�察�but it is less easy to explain the ill´fortune that presses
upon the expert workman�察 �in search of easy ways to live�察 �all the ill´
favoured materials�察 �makes them cheap for him�察 �makes them serviceable
and effectual�察�urges him to use them�察�seal them�察�and inter them�察�turning the
trim and dull completeness out to the view of the daily world。 It is an
added mischance。 Nor�察 �on the other hand�察 �is it easy to explain the
beautiful good luck attending the simpler devices which are�察�after all�察�only
less expert ways of labour。 In those happy conditions�察�neither from the
material�察 �suggesting to the workman�察 �nor from the workman looking
askance at his unhandsome material�察 �comes a first proposal to pour in
cement and make fast the underworld�察�out of sight。 But fate spares not
that suggestion to the able and the unlucky at their task of making neat
work of the means�察�the distribution�察�the traffick of life。
The springs�察�then�察�the profound wells�察�the streams�察�are of all the means
of our lives those which we should wish to see open to the sun�察�with their
waters on their progress and their way to us�察�but�察�no�察�they are lapped in
lead。
King Pandion and his friends lie not under heavier seals。
Yet we have been delighted�察�elsewhere�察�by open floods。 The hiding´
place that nature and the simpler crafts allot to the waters of wells are�察�at
their deepest�察�in communication with the open sky。 No other mine is so
visited�察�for the noonday sun himself is visible there�察�and it is fine to think
of the waters of this planet�察�shallow and profound�察�all charged with shining
suns�察�a multitude of waters multiplying suns�察�and carrying that remote fire�察�
as it were�察 �within their unalterable freshness。 Not a pool without this
visitant�察�or without passages of stars。 As for the wells of the Equator�察�you
may think of them in their last recesses as the daily bathing´places of light�察�
a luminous fancy is able so to scatter fitful figures of the sun�察 �and to
plunge them in thousands within those deeps。
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Round images lie in the dark waters�察�but in the bright waters the sun is
shattered out of its circle�察�scattered into waves�察�broken across stones�察�and
rippled over sand�察 �and in the shallow rivers that fall through chestnut
woods the image is mingled with the mobile figures of leaves。 To all
these waters the agile air has perpetual access。 Not so can great towns be
watered�察 �it will be said with reason�察 �and this is precisely the ill´luck of
great towns。
Nevertheless�察�there are towns�察�not�察�in a sense�察�so great�察�that have the
grace of visible wells�察�such as Venice�察�where every campo has its circle of
carved stone�察�its clashing of dark copper on the pavement�察�its soft kiss of
the copper vessel with the surface of the water below�察 �and the cheerful
work of the cable。
Or the Romans knew how to cause the parted floods to measure their
plain with the strong�察 �steady�察 �and level flight of arches from the
watersheds in the hills to the and city�察�and having the waters captive�察�they
knew how to compel them to take part�察 �by fountains�察 �in this Roman
triumph。 They had the wit to boast thus of their brilliant prisoner。
None more splendid came bound to Rome�察�or graced captivity with a
more invincible liberty of the heart。 And the captivity and the leap of the
heart of the waters have outlived their captors。 They have remained in
Rome�察�and have remained alone。 Over them the victory was longer than
empire�察�and their thousands of loud voices have never ceased to confess
the conquest of the cold floods�察 �separated long ago�察 �drawn one by one�察�
alive�察�to the head and front of the world。
Of such a transit is made no secret。 It was the most manifest fact of
Rome。 You could not look to the city from the mountains or to the
distance from the city without seeing the approach of those perpetual
waterswaters bound upon daily tasks and minute services。 This�察 �then�察�
was the style of a master�察�who does not lapse from ;incidental greatness�察─�
has no mean precision�察�out of sight�察�to prepare the finish of his phrases�察�
and does not think the means and the approaches are to be plotted and
concealed。 Without anxiety�察�without haste�察�and without misgiving are all
great things to be done�察�and neither interruption in the doing nor ruin after
they are done finds anything in them to betray。 There was never any
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disgrace of means�察�and when the world sees the work broken through there
is no disgrace of discovery。 The labour of Michelangelo's chisel�察 �little
more than begun�察�a Roman structure long exposed in disarray upon these
the light of day looks full�察�and the Roman and the Florentine have their
unrefuted praise。
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THE FOOT
Time was when no good news made a journey�察 �and no friend came
near�察�but a welcome was uttered�察�or at least thought�察�for the travelling feet
of the wayfarer or the herald。 The feet�察 �the feet were beautiful on the
mountains�察�their toil was the price of all communication�察�and their reward
the first service and refreshment。 They were blessed and bathed�察 �they
suffered�察�but they were friends with the earth�察�dews in grass at morning�察�
shallow rivers at noon�察�gave them coolness。 They must have grown hard
upon their mountain paths�察�yet never so hard but they needed and had the
first pity and the readiest succour。 It was never easy for the feet of man
to travel this earth�察 �shod or unshod�察 �and his feet are delicate�察 �like his
colour。
If they suffered hardship once�察�they suffer privation now。 Yet the feet
should have more of the acquaintance of earth�察�and know more of flowers�察�
freshness�察�cool brooks�察�wild thyme�察�and salt sand than does anything else
about us。 It is their calling�察�and the hands might be glad to be stroked for
a day by grass and struck by buttercups�察�as the feet are of those who go
barefoot�察�and the nostrils might be flattered to be�察�like them�察�so long near
moss。 The face has only now and then�察 �for a resting´while�察 �their
privilege。
If our feet are now so severed from the natural ground�察 �they have
inevitably lost life and strength by the separation。 It is only the entirely
unshod that have lively feet。 Watch a peasant who never wears shoes�察�
except for a few unkind hours once a week�察�and you may see the play of
his talk in his mobile feet�察�they become as dramatic as his hands。 Fresh
as the air�察 �brown with the light�察 �and healthy from the field�察 �not used to
darkness�察�not grown in prison�察�the foot of the contadino is not abashed。 It
is the foot of high life that is prim�察�and never lifts a heel against its dull
conditions�察�for it has forgotten liberty。 It is more active now than it lately
was certainly the foot of woman is more active�察�but whether on the pedal
or in the stirrup�察�or clad for a walk�察�or armed for a game�察�or decked for the
waltz�察�it is in bonds。 It is�察�at any rate�察�inarticulate。
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It has no longer a distinct and divided life�察�or none that is visible and
sensible。 Whereas the whole living body has naturally such infinite
distinctness that the sense of touch differs�察�as it were�察 �with every nerve�察�
and the fingers are so separate that it was believed of them of old that each
one had its angel�察�yet the modern foot is�察�as much as possible�察�deprived of
all that delicate distinction�此 �undone�察 �unspecialized�察 �sent back to lower
forms of indiscriminate life。 It is as though a landscape with separate
sweetness in every tree should be rudely painted with the blank blank�察�
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