ETHICS.
& Art itself is essentially ethical; because every true wofk of art must ® liavo nl beauty or grandeur of some kind, and beauty and grandeur .g, .g. cannot bo comprehended by the beholder except through the moral g. sentiment. The eye is only a witness; it is not a judge. The mind <3> ft judges what the eyo reports to it; therefore whatever elevates tho g ft moral sentiment to the contemplation of beauty and grandeur is in itself ft ethical. —Bulwer-Lytton. *5? ft
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20229, 13 April 1929, Page 6 (Supplement)
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84ETHICS. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20229, 13 April 1929, Page 6 (Supplement)
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