. A child's guide to pictures . \ On p. is filrl, ; x^r.: thf| other his tlic^ \ -si fiJtnre*. T^. j« looking \t itself to ednve 7> i;r,- ]£ in thdse alh^- >fri(ii!; Uj thd minds • J f«e two oeasons. M ^sititMtlfj as it f the L .^1- . .:-■?■ _ ... ins see it, fatp to/ai prudt^fuC. nire hoking tiie emliJem of tlsure Iht ai \ isdom, uji Geometric Composition emblem here of the terribleness of Prudence, whenoffended. She is gentle in herself, but a terrorto evil doers. At her side a baby form holds atorch. This was used as the emblem of that whichenlightens the world—Learning; a
. A child's guide to pictures . \ On p. is filrl, ; x^r.: thf| other his tlic^ \ -si fiJtnre*. T^. j« looking \t itself to ednve 7> i;r,- ]£ in thdse alh^- >fri(ii!; Uj thd minds • J f«e two oeasons. M ^sititMtlfj as it f the L .^1- . .:-■?■ _ ... ins see it, fatp to/ai prudt^fuC. nire hoking tiie emliJem of tlsure Iht ai \ isdom, uji Geometric Composition emblem here of the terribleness of Prudence, whenoffended. She is gentle in herself, but a terrorto evil doers. At her side a baby form holds atorch. This was used as the emblem of that whichenlightens the world—Learning; and suggests herethat Prudence is illuminated by learning, per-haps also, that truth and wisdom and prudence arethemselves lights which lighten the darkness of theworld. The figure to the right of the Torch;bearer offersPrudence a bit and reins. It is with these that mencontrol horses; so they were adopted by painters asan emblem of control; and, knowing this, we recog-nise that the woman who holds them is intended topersonify Moderation. Her whole bearing suggestsmodesty, which is a form of moderation, for bothwords imply that a person has the sense to knowhow far it is right to go, and where it is fit to stop. But note the figure of the woman on the is of powerful build, seated in a positive sort ofattitude that has nothing of the
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