 | John Badcock (F.R.M.S.) - 1883 - 220 pages
...your jewel be of pure water, A rose.diamond or a white, — But whether it dazzle me with light." " Tell them, dear, that if eyes were made for seeing, Then Beauty is its own excuse for being." — EMERSON. A GLASS slide, on which are mounted a number of Diatoms, carefully selected and artistically... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1883 - 344 pages
...that cheapens his array. Rhodora! if the sages ask thee why This charm is wasted on the earth and sky, Tell them, dear, that if eyes were made for seeing, Then Beauty is its own excuse for being: Why thou wert there, 0 rival of the rose! I never thought to ask, I never knew: But, in my simple ignorance,... | |
 | 1883 - 456 pages
...cheapens his array. 2. Khodora ! if the sages ask thee why This charm is wasted on the earth and sky, Tell them, dear, that if eyes were made for seeing, Then Beauty is its own excuse for being. Why thou wert there, 0 rival of the rose ! I never thought to ask, I never knew ; But in my simple... | |
 | 1883 - 528 pages
...cheapens his array. Rhodora ! if the sages ask thee why This charm is wasted on the earth and sky, Tell them, dear, that if eyes were made for seeing, Then beauty is its own excuse for being : Why thou wert there, O rival of the rose ! I never thought to ask, I never knew ; But, in my simple... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1883 - 338 pages
...cheapens his array. Rhodora ! if the sages ask thee why This charm is wasted on the earth and sky, Tell them, dear, that if eyes were made for seeing, Then Beauty is its own excuse for being : Why thou wert there, O rival of the rose ! I never thought to ask, I never knew : But, in my simple... | |
 | Joel Benton - 1883 - 150 pages
...conclusion to "The Rhodora": Rhodora ! if the sages ask thee why This charm is wasted on the earth and sky, Tell them, dear, that if eyes were made for seeing, Then beauty is its own excuse for being : Why thou wert there, O rival of the Rose ! I never thought to ask — I never knew; But, in my simple... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1883 - 380 pages
...cheapens his array. Rhodora ! if the sages ask thee why This charm is wasted on the earth and sky, Tell them, dear, that if eyes were made for seeing, Then Beauty is its own excuse for being : Why thou wert there, O rival of the rose ! I never thought to ask, I never knew : But, in my simple... | |
 | 1883 - 594 pages
...for they are not expensive decorations ; their use and their beauty are alike a plea for them, for "if eyes were made for seeing, Then beauty is its own excuse for being." Some people, doubtless, object strongly against school decoration that is pictorial if it represents... | |
 | Henry George Bohn - 1883 - 782 pages
...shown ; Both are most valued where they best are known. 347 Lyttelton : Soliloquy of a Beauty. Line 2. If eyes were made for seeing, Then Beauty is its own excuse for being. 348 Emerson: The Ithodora. Heart on her lips, and soul within her eyes, Soft as her clime, and sunny... | |
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O rival of the rose! I never thought to ask, I never knew; But in my simple ignorance suppose The self-same Power that brought me there brought you. 
