Yes，thereismuchtomakeonesadatPhilae。Buthowmuchofpurebeautythereisleft——ofbeautythatmerelyprotestsagainstanyfurtheroutrage！
AsthereissomethingepicinthegrandeuroftheLotusHallatKarnak，sothereissomethinglyricalinthesoftcharmofthePhilaetemple。Certainthingsorplaces，certainthingsincertainplaces，alwayssuggesttomymindcertainpeopleinwhosegeniusItakedelight——whohavewonme，andmovedmebytheirart。WheneverIgotoPhilae，thenameofShelleycomestome。Iscarcelycouldtellwhy。I
havenospecialreasontoconnectShelleywithPhilae。ButwhenIseethatalmostairylovelinessofstone，sosimplyelegant，so，somehow，spring-likeinitspale-coloredbeauty，itshappy，daffodilcharm，withitstouchoftheGreek——thesensitivehandfromAtticastretchedoutoverNubia——IalwaysthinkofShelley。IthinkofShelleytheyouthwhodiveddownintothepoolsodeepthatitseemedhewaslostforevertothesun。IthinkofShelleythepoet，fullofalyricecstasy，whowashimselflikeanembodied\"LongingforsomethingafarFromthesphereofoursorrow。\"
LyricalPhilaeislikeatempleofdreams，andofallpoetsShelleymighthavedreamedthedreamandhavetoldittotheworldinasong。
Forallitssolidity，thereareastrangelightnessandgraceinthetempleofPhilae;thereisaneleganceyouwillnotfindintheothertemplesofEgypt。Butitisanelegancequiteundefiledbyweakness，byanysentimentality。（Evenabuilding，likealove-lornmaid，canbesentimental。）EdwardFitzGeraldoncedefinedtasteasthefeminineofgenius。TasteprevailsinPhilae，acertaindeliciousfemininitythatseducestheeyesandtheheartofman。ShallwecallitthespiritofIsis？