Note 408 — BOOK VIII THE AGE OF THE GREAT POWERS

But Sir Joshua Reynolds, Hogarth, Gray, Gibbon, for instance!—G. M. And the golden age of the great cabinet-makers!—P. G.

Exactly! Culture taking refuge in the portraits, libraries, and households of a few rich people. No national culture in the court, nor among the commonalty; a steady decay.—H. G. W.