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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. IT IS EASY TO LINGER IN COPLE 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
-rooms were placed in the rear--was literally years in process of achievement. But such conservatism is one of Boston's idiosyncrasies, which we must accept like the wind and the flat A. Present-day Bostonians are proud--and properly so--of their Copley Square, with its Public Library, rich with the mural paintings 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. RANGEMENT BY WHICH THE DRAWING ROOMS WERE PLACED IN THE REAR WAS LITERALLY YEARS IN THE PROCESS OF ACHIEVEMENT BUT SUCH CONSERVATISM IS ONE OF BOSTON'S IDIOSYNCRASIES WHICH WE MUST ACCEPT LIKE THE WIND AND THE FLAT A PRESENT DAY BOSTONIANS ARE PROUD AND PROPERLY SO OF THEIR COPLE SQUARE WITH ITS PUBLIC LIBRARY RICH WITH THE MURAL PAINTINGS OF PURVEY DE CHANDVRE WITH ABBEY'S QUEST OF THE HOLY GRAAL AND SERGEANT'S FRIEZE OF THE PROPHETS WITH ITS WELL LOVED TRINITY CHURCH AND WITH MUCH EXCELLENT SCULPTURE BY BELLA PRATT COPLE 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 BOSTONES 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 NEW OR VERY OLD PHILOSOPHIES RELIGIONS FADS FASHIONS REFORMS AND ISMS FIND SHELTER
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