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Even in Greece, where Art prevailed in the most beautiful forms, the famous stadium was none the less uncertain.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Sumner notes that even in a culture renowned for art, measurements like the stadium were still uncertain.

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