Life, 1913-11-13 · page 36 of 40
Life — November 13, 1913 — page 36: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising wrapped around a literary feature**, not political satire. The central content is a compilation of famous quotations about dancing, drawn from classical and Romantic poets and playwrights—Keats, Sheridan, Byron, Milton, Pope, and Goldsmith among them. The quotes range from celebratory ("Come where the heart beats high and warm, / With banquet song, and dance, and wine!") to philosophical reflections on dance's human significance. They're presented without commentary, simply as curated wisdom from literary "immortals." The surrounding advertisements—for Hamburg-American cruise lines, Larter shirt studs, Miller's wood garages, and Kelly-Springfield tires—occupy most of the page space. There's no visible cartoon or satirical illustration targeting specific figures or events. This appears to be a straightforward *Life* magazine editorial/advertising hybrid from 1914-1915, celebrating dance through canonical literary references rather than offering social or political critique.
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