Yet it is not the perfection of colors or of design, or mechanical aids, or exact imitations, or perspective skill, which constitute the highest excellence of the painter, but his power of creation,the power of giving ideal beauty and grandeur and grace, inspired by the contemplation of eternal ideas, an excellence which appears in all the masterworks of the Greeks, and such as has not been surpassed by the moderns.

It was by utilizing these "possibilities" and hints, and at the same time avoiding the errors and blemishes of his predecessors, that his superlative genius was enabled to create such unapproachable masterworks as "Siegfried" and "Tristan and Isolde.

The orchestral compositions of our John K. Paine are masterworks, and the songs and pianoforte pieces of MacDowell are equal to anything produced in Europe since Chopin and Franz.

We pass to a consideration of Darwin's masterworks, the "Origin of Species," the "Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication," and the "Descent of Man."

Surely, you would say, the creator of this masterwork must have had a heart thrilled with mighty passion for womankind; surely he must have lived a life of strange devotion.

I am surrounded by masterworks of art,statues, pictures, matchless specimens of ceramics, chased works by Benvenuto.

Masterworks of economics; digests of 10 great classics.

(Masterworks series)

Masterworks of economics.

Masterworks of philosophy: digests of 11 great classics.

Digest of masterworks of autobiography, 10 great classics.

Masterworks of science; digests of 13 great classics.

Masterworks of government; digests of 13 great classics.

Masterworks of history; digests of 11 great classics.

Masterworks of travel and exploration: digests of 13 great classics.

Masterworks of economics; digests of 10 great classics.

(Masterworks series)

Masterworks of economics.

Masterworks of philosophy: digests of 11 great classics.

Digest of masterworks of autobiography, 10 great classics.

Masterworks of science; digests of 13 great classics.

Masterworks of government; digests of 13 great classics.

Masterworks of history; digests of 11 great classics.

Masterworks of travel and exploration: digests of 13 great classics.

As I have said, Götz and Werther had a spirited reception, but more on account of the subject-matter than their artistic merits, which very few appreciated in these masterworks.