Architecture, sculpture, painting, and vases of exquisite perfection attest an appreciation of beauty in form; but our masters in these things were strangers to the useful arts, as to the comforts and virtues of home.
Sumner notes the artistic achievements of ancient cultures while criticizing their lack of practical skills.
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