My duty is that of a chronicler; and if I perform that conscientiously, the lessons which my observations suggest will need no pointing out. Bayard Taylor chroniclerconscientiouslyduty Change image and share on social
I envy those old Greek bathers, into whose hands were delivered Pericles, and Alcibiades, and the perfect models of Phidias. They had daily before their eyes the highest types of Beauty which the world has ever produced; for of all things that are beautiful, the human body is the crown. Bayard Taylor alcibiadebatherbeautiful share on social
Above Coblentz almost every mountain has a ruin and a legend. One feels everywhere the spirit of the past, and its stirring recollections come back upon the mind with irresistible force. Bayard Taylor backcoblentzfelt Change image and share on social
The original home of the Aryan race appears to have been somewhere among the mountains and lofty table-lands of Central Asia. The word 'Arya,' meaning the high or the excellent, indicates their superiority over the neighboring races long before the beginning of history. Bayard Taylor appeararyaaryan share on social
I know of nothing more moving, indeed semi-tragic, than the yearning helplessness in the face of a dog, who understands what is said to him, and can not answer! Bayard Taylor answerdogface Change image and share on social
The Swedish language combines the strong manhood of the German with the delicate beauty of the Italian. Bayard Taylor beautycombinedelicate Change image and share on social
London has the advantage of one of the most gloomy atmospheres in the world. Bayard Taylor advantageatmospheregloomy Change image and share on social
So far as female beauty is concerned, the Circassian women have no superiors. They have preserved in their mountain home the purity of the Grecian models, and still display the perfect physical loveliness, whose type has descended to us in the Venus de Medici. Bayard Taylor beautycircassianconcern share on social
The nearest approach I have ever seen to the symmetry of ancient sculpture was among the Arab tribes of Ethiopia. Our Saxon race can supply the athlete, but not the Apollo. Bayard Taylor ancientapolloapproach Change image and share on social
Although Damascus is considered the oldest city in the world, the date of its foundation going beyond tradition, there are very few relics of antiquity in or near it. Bayard Taylor antiquitycityconsider Change image and share on social