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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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