the world about them, contain not
only the thought of these races, but
their life as well. They have, there-
fore, a vital quality which not only
assures their own immortality, but
has the power of transmission to
others. These ultimate results of
experience are embodied in art, and
especially in literature; and that which
makes them art is this very vitality.
For this reason art is absolutely es-
sential for culture; it has the power
of enriching and expanding the na-
tures which come in contact with it
by transmitting to them the highest
results of the life of the past, by
sharing with them the ripeness and
maturity of the human spirit in its
universal experience.

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