Thomas Crawford And Art in America Address Before the New York Historical Socie
Thomas Crawford And Art in America Address Before the New York Historical Socie
Samuel Osgood
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A\'e want in all of our education moi'e of tliat inw. Element in reason tliat feeds on tlie beautiful and tiansiigui'es its >weetness into light. Any one wlio lias gone witli Itriglit chihh'en into tlie gardens or tlie art gal- leries and seen the (jiiiek intuitions that Hash U]) ii'oin theii' ready peiccjd inns, will discern at once A\ hat I mean bv this intellectual inliuence of lieautx', and he will not regard 1-Mniund Spenser a dreamer AND AllT IN AMERICA. 2o for calling tlius ii2)on Ilejiv...eiily Beautie in his Ilynnie : " Cease, then, my tongue ! and lend unto luy inynd Leave to bethink how great that JJeautie is, AVliose xitniost })avts so Ix^autiful I find ; Ifow nnich more tliose essential parts of His, His truth, His love, His wisdome, and His hlis, His grace, His doome. His mercy and His might, By which He lends ns of Himselfe a sight ! " There is of course another side to this art educa- tion — tlie more active side, for art is essentially ac- tive and its virtne is eminently in the sphere of the will.
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