. William H. Seward's travels around the world. 4 Eli i! I 4ki I iji L: 12. ARTISTIC IMPOSTURE. 133 True, these walls, built six hundred years ago, have failed toprotect Peking against the allied forces of Great Britain andFrance, and they are confessedly useless for a defence in the mod-ern system of warfare. But, like all the castellated and ecclesiasti-cal structures of the middle ages, they are sublime and , even outer walls cramp the growth of cities, while interiorpartitions and subdivisions must have an unwholesome effect andbe otherwise intolerable. But the
. William H. Seward's travels around the world. 4 Eli i! I 4ki I iji L: 12. ARTISTIC IMPOSTURE. 133 True, these walls, built six hundred years ago, have failed toprotect Peking against the allied forces of Great Britain andFrance, and they are confessedly useless for a defence in the mod-ern system of warfare. But, like all the castellated and ecclesiasti-cal structures of the middle ages, they are sublime and , even outer walls cramp the growth of cities, while interiorpartitions and subdivisions must have an unwholesome effect andbe otherwise intolerable. But the castellated walls of the middleages are none the less imposing for all this. The walls of Pekingaddress themselves no longer to the reason, but to the imagina-tion. No Chinaman, unless in military or civil employ, and noChinese woman under any circumstances, is allowed to go upon thewalls. Why do a people so jealous allow foreigners this privilege \It is allowed because they insist upon it. Could there be astronger evidence that China wearies and gives way before theever-increasing i
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