 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 2007 - 329 pages
...might the red-bird come his plumes to cool, And court the flower that cheapens his array. Rhodora ! if the sages ask thee why This charm is wasted on the earth and sky, 10 TeE them, dear, that if eyes were made for seeing, Then Beauty is its own excuse for being : Why... | |
 | Edith L. Tiempo - 2007 - 132 pages
...Rhodora" shows how a fine outstanding poem could miss its greatness and fullness. The Rhodora Rhodora! if the sages ask thee why This charm is wasted on...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 ignorance,... | |
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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! 
