Alexandrian lighthouses, miniature Parthenons. These charming follies contained neither royal corpses nor effigies of gods and goddesses; rather they contained large wooden tanks filled with water.

Alexandrian lighthouses, miniature Parthenons. These charming follies contained neither royal corpses nor effigies of gods and goddesses; rather they contained large wooden tanks filled with water.
BRENDAN GILL

Charming Filled Goodnesses Tank Water
We must all face the fact that in a single lifetime we lead several simultaneous lives; our intention should be to make them reinforce one another instead of colliding.
BRENDAN GILL

Faces Facts Life Single
Obscenity is a notable enhancer of life and is suppressed at grave peril to the arts.
BRENDAN GILL

Art Notable Obscenity

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