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Indeed, there is little of reality left them anywhere, and that little is fast fading away before the needs of the manufacturer and his ragged regiment of workers, and before the enthusiasm of the archæological restorer of the dead past. INDEED THERE IS LITTLE OF REALITY LEFT THEM ANYWHERE AND THAT LITTLE IS FADING FAST AWAY BEFORE THE NEEDS OF THE MANUFACTURER AND HIS RAGGED REGIMENT OF WORKERS AND BEFORE THE ENTHUSIASM OF THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESTORER OF THE DEAD PAST
dent—i.e., art, and would make sacrifices to get it; and these are led by artists of great manual skill and high intellect, forming altogether a large body of demand for the article. And yet the supply does not come. Yes, and moreover, this great body of enthusiastic demanders are no mere poor and helpless people, ignorant fisher-peasants, half-mad monks, scatter-brained sansculottes—none of those, in short, the expression of whose needs has shaken the world so often before, and will do yet again. No, they are of the ruling classes, the masters of men, who can live without labour, and have abundant leisure to scheme out the fulfilment of their desires; and yet I say they cannot have the art which they so much long for, though they hunt it about the world so hard, sentimentalizing the sordid lives of the miserable peasants of Italy and the starving proletarians of her towns, now that all the picturesqueness has departed from the poor devils of our own country-side, and of our own slums. NY WHO DO REALLY LOVE BEAUTY AND INCIDENT I E ART AND WOULD MAKE SACRIFICES TO GET IT AND THESE ARE LED BY ARTISTS OF GREAT MANUAL SKILL AND HIGH INTELLECT FORMING ALTOGETHER A LARGE BODY OF DEMAND FOR THE ARTICLE AND YET THE SUPPLY DOES NOT COME YES AND MOREOVER THIS GREAT BODY OF ENTHUSIASTIC DEMANDERS ARE NO MERE POOR AND HELPLESS PEOPLE IGNORANT FISHER PEASANTS HALF MAD MONKS SCATTERIN SUNCY LOT NONE OF THOSE IN SHORT THE EXPRESSION OF WHOSE NEEDS HAS SHAKEN THE WORLD SO OFTEN BEFORE AND WILL DO YET AGAIN NO THEY ARE OF THE RULING CLASSES THE MASTERS OF MEN WHO CAN LIVE WITHOUT LABOUR AND HAVE ABUNDANT LEISURE TO SCHEME OUT THE FULFILLMENT OF THEIR DESIRES AND YET I SAY THEY CANNOT HAVE THE ART WHICH THEY SO MUCH LONG FOR THOUGH THEY HUNTED ABOUT THE WORLD SO HARD SENTIMENTALIZING THE SORDID LIVES OF THE MISERABLE PEASANTS OF ITALY AND THE STARVING PROLETARIANS OF HER TOWNS NOW THAT ALL THE PICTURESQUENESS HAS DEPARTED FROM THE POOR DEVILS OF OUR OWN COUNTRYSIDE AND OF OUR OWN SONS
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