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The quality of Constable's pictures delineates in luminous softness a peculiarly lovely side of English rural life, but one need not travel to England or France to see this loveliness. THE QUALITY OF CONSTABLE'S PICTURES DELINEATES IN LUMINOUS SOFTNESS A PECULIARLY LOVELY SIDE OF ENGLISH RURAL LIFE BUT ONE NEED NOT TRAVEL TO ENGLAND OR FRANCE TO SEE THIS LOVELINESS
which underlies it. They may see the scaffolding of the great shipyards latticing themselves against the sky, and the granite quarries against the hills. They may see the little cottages and the great houses made famous by those who have passed over their thresholds; they may linger in the old burial ground and trace out the epitaphs under the portico of the golden-belfried church. But after they have touched and handled all of these things, they will not understand Quincy unless they look beyond and recognize her greatest contribution to this country--the noble statesmen who so bravely and intelligently toiled to construct America's Ship of State. [Illustration] CHAPTER IV THE ROMANCE OF WEYMOUTH [Illustration] The paintings of John Constable, idyllic in their quietness, dewy in their serenity--how many travelers, how many lovers of art, superficial or profound, yearly seek out these paintings in the South Kensington Museum or the Louvre, and stand before them wrapt in gentle ecstasy?  CHAPTER FOUR OF THE OLD COAST ROAD FROM BOSTON TO PLYMOUTH BY AGNES EDWARDS THIS LIVER VOX RECORDING IS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN CHAPTER FOUR THE ROMANCE OF WEYMOUTH THE PAINTINGS OF JOHN CONSTABLE IDYLLIC IN THEIR QUIETNESS DEWY IN THEIR SERENITY HOW MANY TRAVELLERS HOW MANY LOVERS OF ART SUPERFICIAL OR PROFOUND YEARLY SEEK OUT THESE PAINTINGS IN THE SOUTH KENSINGTON MUSEUM OR THE LOUVRE AND STAND BEFORE THEM WRAPPED IN GENTLE ECSTASY
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