...The hand that rounded Peter's dome, Wrought in a sad sincerity. Himself from God he could not tree; He builded better than he knew, The conscious stone to beauty grew. Know'st thou what wove yon wood-bird's nest Of leaves, and feathers from her breast; Or bow the fish...

...with religious awe. ' The hand that rounded Peter'a dome, And groined the aisles of Christian Rome, Wrought in a sad sincerity. Himself from God he could...ideas of our own age, we cannot do better than repeat tbeirs. This Church had a solemn ritual, adapted to every part of human life. It met the new-born babe...

...in some of the bewildering recent architecture. How rarely can we say of the architect and hii work, He builded better than he knew: The conscious stone to beauty grew. The artist and the builder are too seldom one. The poet just quoted, when on a trip to New Hampshire,...

...many times has the hyperbole of the poet had much truth in it where he says of the builder: — " ' He builded better than he knew; The conscious stone to beauty grew.' " This was true of the early Christians in reference to their religious faith and efforts. A favorite...

...master-workman had his day. He developed his primitive forms directly and honestly from practical necessity; " He builded better than he knew, The conscious stone to beauty grew." His successors, unembarrassed by knowledge of other styles, avoided his obvious errors, profited by...

...groined the aisles of Christian Rome, Wrought in a sad sincerity ; CYCLOPAEDIA OF AMERICAN LITERATURE. He builded better than he knew ;— The conscious stone to beauty grew, Know'st thou what wove yon woodbirdY nest Of leaves, and feathers from her breast? Or how tlie fish...

...with religious awe. ' The hand that rounded Peter's dome, And groined the aisles of Christian Rome, Wrought in a sad sincerity. Himself from God he could...to-day, in these our edifices, the ideas of those Medieval Christians; and until we can build something to express the Christian ideas of our own age,...

...the worshiper. Wherefore, "men ought always to pray." It was said of one of the ancient architects, "He builded better than he knew, the conscious stone to beauty grew," and the structures he reared became petrified prayers, embodiments in stone of the aspirations of the...

...with religious awe. ' The hand that rounded Peter's dome, And groined the aisles of Christian Rome, Wrought in a sad sincerity. Himself from God he could...express the Christian ideas of our own age, we cannot do belter than repeat theirs. This church had a solemn ritual, adapted to every part of human life. It...

...aisles of Christian Rome, Wrought in a sad sincerity. Himself from God he could not free. He huilded better than he knew ; The conscious stone to beauty...to-day, in these our edifices, the ideas of those Mediieval Christians; and until we can build something to express the Christian ideas of our own age,...