Nature: Addresses, and LecturesHoughton, Mifflin and Company, 1893 - 315 pages |
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Page 11
... leaf . Art is applied to the mixture of his will with the same things , as in a house , a canal , a statue , a picture . But his operations taken together are so insignificant , a little chipping , baking , patching , and washing , that ...
... leaf . Art is applied to the mixture of his will with the same things , as in a house , a canal , a statue , a picture . But his operations taken together are so insignificant , a little chipping , baking , patching , and washing , that ...
Page 22
... leaves , and the forms of many trees , as the palm . For better consideration , we may distribute the aspects of Beauty in a threefold manner . 1. First , the simple perception of natural forms is a delight . The influence of the forms ...
... leaves , and the forms of many trees , as the palm . For better consideration , we may distribute the aspects of Beauty in a threefold manner . 1. First , the simple perception of natural forms is a delight . The influence of the forms ...
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... leaf , a sun- beam , a landscape , the ocean , make an analogous impression on the mind . What is common to them all , that perfectness and harmony , is beauty . The standard of beauty is the entire circuit of nat- ural forms , the ...
... leaf , a sun- beam , a landscape , the ocean , make an analogous impression on the mind . What is common to them all , that perfectness and harmony , is beauty . The standard of beauty is the entire circuit of nat- ural forms , the ...
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... leaf , to the tropical forest and antediluvian coal - mine , every animal function from the sponge up to Hercules , shall hint or thunder to man the laws of right and wrong , and echo the Ten Commandments . There- fore is Nature ever ...
... leaf , to the tropical forest and antediluvian coal - mine , every animal function from the sponge up to Hercules , shall hint or thunder to man the laws of right and wrong , and echo the Ten Commandments . There- fore is Nature ever ...
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... leaf , a drop , a crystal , a moment of time , is re- lated to the whole , and partakes of the perfection of the whole . Each particle is a microcosm , and faithfully renders the likeness of the world . Not only resemblances exist in ...
... leaf , a drop , a crystal , a moment of time , is re- lated to the whole , and partakes of the perfection of the whole . Each particle is a microcosm , and faithfully renders the likeness of the world . Not only resemblances exist in ...
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