. Rand, McNally Washington guide to the city and environs. s made weak by time and fate,But strong in will to strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield. 3. Bellerophon accepting from Minerva the bridle for hiswinged horse Pegasus, by whose aid he is to slay the Chimaera. 4. Orpheus slain by the Maenads, or priestesses of Bacchus,in one of their orgies, because he would not play upon hismarvelous lyre hymns of praise to Bacchus. A glorious company, the flower of men to serve as modelFor the mighty world, and be the fair beginning of a time. 5. Perseus turning to stone Polydetes and his court,
. Rand, McNally Washington guide to the city and environs. s made weak by time and fate,But strong in will to strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield. 3. Bellerophon accepting from Minerva the bridle for hiswinged horse Pegasus, by whose aid he is to slay the Chimaera. 4. Orpheus slain by the Maenads, or priestesses of Bacchus,in one of their orgies, because he would not play upon hismarvelous lyre hymns of praise to Bacchus. A glorious company, the flower of men to serve as modelFor the mighty world, and be the fair beginning of a time. 5. Perseus turning to stone Polydetes and his court, bymeans of the head of the Gorgon Medusa. 6. Prometheus warninghis brother Epimetheusagainst accepting the mis-chievous Pandora from thegods; but the admonitionwas not heeded, Pandorasbox was opened, and all theills of the world let inscription is:To the souls of fire, I, Pallas Atli- Perseus ena, give more fire; Corridor Leading South from And to those who are manful, a Main Entrance Hall, First Floor, might more than mans. Library of Congress. RAND McNALLY WASHINGTON GUIDE ar^^^y^, >F^^]3P^!!^HiH ^^Ii^^^^^^hIh l#f^l^X-^^ r^i^^^MBl : IBH^P^i^^!^*^:. 1 p m m ^^^ ? House Reading RoomLibrary of Congress 7. Theseus, who hadkilled the Minotaur andrescued Ariadne from Crete,is here about to desert heron the island of Naxon atthe command of Minerva. 8. Achilles discoveredby Ulysses at the court ofthe King of Scyros, wherehe had been sent by hismother to grow up amongthe women in order to keephim from the dangers ofwar. Beneath it are thelines from Byrons ChildeHarold: Ancient of days, august Athena,where are thy men of might, thygrand in Soul.* Gone — gHm-mering through the dreams ofthings that were. g. Hercules in the guiseof a woman spinning forOmphale, Queen of Lydia. The House Reading-Room, opening from this corridor, isexclusively for the use of members of the House of Represent-atives. No apartment in the Hbrary, remarks Mr. Herbert Small, is morelavishly and sum
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