The face and figure of Pan as displayed in this statue by Fremiet,
in the Luxembourg, give an idea of an easy, amiable creature. It is
impossible to gaze long at it without conceiving a kindly sentiment
towards it. The nose is almost straight, but curves inward slightly,
giving the face a good-humored charm. The mouth seems so nearly to
smile outright that one involuntarily smiles in return.
[Illustration]
Hope.
“_Oh, may she never,
Till life’s lamp is quenched,
Turn away from me--
That noble reciter,
Comforter--Hope._”
--GOETHE.