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But in this bird's eye flight across the historical and geographical map of a city that tempts one to many pleasant delays, we must hover for a brief moment over the South and the North Ends. BUT IN THIS BIRD'S EYE FLIGHT ACROSS THE HISTORICAL AND GEOGRAPHICAL MAP OF A CITY THAT TEMPTS ONE TO MANY PLEASANT DELAYS WE MUST HOVER FOR A BRIEF MOMENT OVER THE SOUTH AND NORTH ENDS
of Puvis de Chavannes, with Abbey's "Quest of the Holy Grail," and Sargent's "Frieze of the Prophets"; with its well-loved Trinity Church and with much excellent sculpture by Bela Pratt. Copley Square is the cultural center of modern Boston. The famous Lowell lectures--established about seventy-five years ago as free gifts to the people--are enthusiastically attended by audiences as Bostonese as one could hope to congregate; and in all sorts of queer nests in this vicinity are Theosophical reading-rooms, small halls where Buddhism is studied or New Thought taught, and half a hundred very new or very old philosophies, religions, fads, fashions, reforms, and isms find shelter. It is easy to linger in Copley Square: indeed, hundreds and hundreds of men and women--principally women--come from all over the United States for the sole purpose of spending a few months or a season in this very place, enjoying the lectures, concerts, and art exhibitions which are so easily and freely accessible. WITH THE MURAL PAINTINGS OF PREVILLE DE CHAUVENT WITH ABBEY'S QUEST OF THE HOLY GRAAL IN SERGEANT'S FRIEZE OF THE PROPHETS WITH ITS WELL LOVED TRINITY CHURCH AND WITH MUCH EXCELLENT SCULPTURE BY BELLA PRATT COPLEY SQUARE IS THE CULTURAL CENTRE OF MODERN BOSTON THE FAMOUS LOWELL LECTURES ESTABLISHED ABOUT SEVENTY FIVE YEARS AGO AS FREE GIFTS TO THE PEOPLE ARE ENTHUSIASTICALLY ATTENDED BY AUDIENCES AS BOSTONESE AS ONE COULD HOPE TO CONGREGATE AND IN ALL SORTS OF QUEER NESTS IN THIS VICINITY ARE THEOSOPHICAL READING ROOMS SMALL HALLS WHERE BUDDHISM IS STUDIED OR NEW THOUGHT TAUGHT AND HALF A HUNDRED VERY NEW OR VERY OLD PHILOSOPHIES RELIGIONS FADS FASHIONS REFORMS AND ISMS FIND SHELTER IT IS EASY TO LINGER IN COPLEY SQUARE INDEED HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF MEN AND WOMEN PRINCIPALLY WOMEN COME FROM ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF SPENDING A FEW MONTHS OR A SEASON IN THIS VERY PLACE ENJOYING THE LECTURES CONCERTS AND ART EXHIBITIONS WHICH ARE SO EASILY AND FREELY ACCESSIBLE
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