Intheafternoonofthatfirstseeingday, IshouldtakealongwalkinthewoodsandintoxicatemyeyesonthebeautiesoftheworldofNature, (perhapsIshouldseeonlyatractor!) .
Whenduskhadfallen, IshouldexperiencethedoubledelightofbeingabletoseebyartificiallightwhichthegeniusofmanhascreatedtoextendthepowerofhissightwhenNaturedecreesdarkness.
Inthenightofthatfirstdayofsight, Ishouldnotbeabletosleep, sofullwouldbemymindofthememoriesoftheday.
TheSecondDay
Thenextday—theseconddayofsight—.
ThisdayIshoulddevotetoahastyglimpseoftheworld, ’sprogress, ? Throughthemuseums, , butIhavelongedtoseewithmyeyesthecondensedhistoryoftheearthanditsinhabitantsdisplayedthereanimalsandtheracesofmenpicturedintheirnativeenvironment; giganticcarcassesofdinosaursandmastodonswhichroamedtheearthlongbeforemanappeared, withhistinystatureandpowerfulbrain, toconquertheanimalkingdom; realisticpresentationsoftheprocessesofdevelopmentinanimals, inman, andintheimplementswhichmanhasusedtofashionforhimselfasecurehomeonthisplanet; andathousandandoneotheraspectsofnaturalhistory.
, ofcourse, havenothadtheopportunity, , indeed, , butIwithmyimaginarythreedaysofsight, couldonlytakeahastyglimpse, andpasson.
MynextstopwouldbetheMetropolitanMuseumofArt, forjustastheMuseumofNaturalHistoryrevealsthematerialaspectsoftheworld, , shelter, , inthevastchambersoftheMetropolitanMuseum, isunfoldedbeforemethespiritofEgypt, Greece, andRome, , , forhe, too, knewblindness.
’sinspiringandheroicMoses; IhavesensedthepowerofRodin; , buteventheyweremeanttobeseenratherthanfelt, , butitsfigureddecorationsarelosttome.
Soonthis, myseconddayofsight, , thewholemagnificentworldofpaintingwouldbeopenedtome, fromtheItalianPrimitives, withtheirserenereligiousdevotion, totheModerns, , LeonardoDaVinci, Titian, , studythemysteriesofE1Greco, , thereissomuchrichmeaningandbeautyintheartoftheagesforyouwhohaveeyestosee!
, ofcomposition, , howhappilywouldIembarkuponsofascinatingastudy! YetIamtoldthat, tomanyofyouwhohaveeyestosee, theworldofartisadarknight, , whichcontainsthekeytobeauty—, however, , , inmylimitedtimeofimaginarysight, Ishouldchoosetheplacewherethekeyunlocksthegreatesttreasuresintheshortesttime.
