A sculptor wields The chisel, and the stricken marble grows To beauty.

Patriotism is the last refuge of the sculptor.

The idea of beauty, like a slab of magnificent marble, has crushed all possible refinement and vitality from the psychology of love.

The sculptor produces the beautiful statue by chipping away such parts of the marble block as are not needed--it is a process of elimination.

And the yellow sunflower by the brook, in autumn beauty stood.

The sculptor produces the beautiful statue by chipping away such parts of the marble block as are not needed - it is a process of elimination.