Select Writings of Ralph Waldo EmersonW. Scott, 1888 - 351 pages |
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Page 163
... Beauty rides on a lion . Beauty rests on necessities . The line of beauty is the result of perfect economy . The cell of the bee is built at that angle which gives the most strength with the least wax ; the bone or the quill of the bird ...
... Beauty rides on a lion . Beauty rests on necessities . The line of beauty is the result of perfect economy . The cell of the bee is built at that angle which gives the most strength with the least wax ; the bone or the quill of the bird ...
Page 165
... Beauty is the normal state , is shown by the perpetual effort of Nature to attain it . Mirabeau had an ugly face on a handsome ground ; and we see faces every day which have a good type ... beauty out of your clothes , -affirm BEAUTY . 165.
... Beauty is the normal state , is shown by the perpetual effort of Nature to attain it . Mirabeau had an ugly face on a handsome ground ; and we see faces every day which have a good type ... beauty out of your clothes , -affirm BEAUTY . 165.
Page 166
... beauty of lineaments loses its power , it is because a more delicious beauty has appeared ; that an interior and durable form has been disclosed . Still , Beauty rides on her lion , as before . Still , " it was for beauty that the world ...
... beauty of lineaments loses its power , it is because a more delicious beauty has appeared ; that an interior and durable form has been disclosed . Still , Beauty rides on her lion , as before . Still , " it was for beauty that the world ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | vii |
FIRST VISIT TO ENGLAND I | 1 |
RACE AND ABILITY II | 11 |
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