Beauty
拉尔夫·沃尔多·爱默生/RalphWaldoErson
Anoblerwantofanisservedbynature,naly,theloveofBeauty.
TheaGreekscalledtheworldKoouos,beauty.Suchisthenstitutionofallthgs,orsuchthepsticpowerofthehuahatthepriaryfors,asthesky,theounta,thetree,theanial,giveadelightandfortheselves;apleasurearisgfrooutle,lor,otion,andgroupg.Thisseespartlyogtotheeyeitself.Theeyeisthebestofartists.Bytheutualaofitsstructureandofthewsoflight,perspectiveisproduced,whichtegrateseveryassofobjects,ofwhatcharactersoever,toawellloredandshadedglobe,sothatwheretheparticurobjectsareanandug,thendscapewhichtheyposeisroundandsytrical.Andastheeyeisthebestposer,solightisthef?irstofpaters.Thereisnoobjectsofoulthattenselightwillnotakebeautiful.Andthestiitaffordstothesense,andasortoff?itudewhichithas,likespadti,akeallattergay.Eventherpsehasitsowy.Butbesidesthisgeneralgracediffedovernature,alostallthedividualforsareagreeabletotheeye,asisprovedbyourendlessiitationsofsoofthe,asthearn,thegrape,thepe-hewheat-ear,theegg,thegsandforsofostbirds,thelion’scw,theserpent,thebutterf?ly,sea-shells,f?s,clouds,buds,leaves,andtheforsofanytrees,asthepal.
Forbetterion,weaydistributetheaspectsofBeautyathreefoldanner.
1.F?irst,thesipleperceptionofnaturalforsisadelight.Thef?enceoftheforsandaalaorestheirtohetradesan,theattorneyesoutofthed.andcraftofthestreetaheskyandthewoods,andisaanaga.Intheireternalcal,hef?dshiself.Thehealthoftheeyeseestodeandahorizon.Weareneverf?ired,solongasweseefarenough.
Butotherhours,Naturesatisf?iesbyitsloveless,andwithoutanyixtureofrporealbe.Iseethespectaclefrothehillastyhoe,frodaybreaktosunrise,witheotionswhiangelightshare.Thelongslenderbarsofcloudf?loatlikef?ishestheseaofcrisonlight.Frotheearth,asashore,Ilookouttothatsilentsea.Iseetopartakeitsrapidtransforations;theactiveentntreachesydt,andIditeandnspirewiththed.HowdoesNaturedeifywithafewandcheapelents!Givehealthandaday,andIwillakethepopofeperorsridiculo.ThedawnisyAssyria;thesuandoon-riseyPaphos,anduniagablerealsoffaerie;broadnoonshallbeyEngndofthesensesandtheuandg;thenightshallbeyGeranyofysticphilosophyanddreas.
Notlessexcellent,exceptforourlesssceptibilitytheafternoon,wasthechar,steveng,ofaJanuarysuhewesterncloudsdividedandsubdividedtheselvestopkf?kesodutedwithttsofunspeakablesoftness,andtheairhadsouchlifeandsweethatitatoewithdoors.Whatwasitthatnaturewouldsay?Wastherenoangthelivereposeofthevalleybehdtheill,andwhichHororShakespeareuldnotre-forforwords?Theleaf?lesstressbeespiresoff?thesu,withthebecastfortheirbackground,andthestarsofthedeadcalicesoff?lowers,andeverywitheredsteandstubbleridwithfrost,ntributesothgtotheuteic.
Thehabitantsofcitiessupposethattheuntryndscapeispleasantonlyhalftheyear.Ipleaseyselfwiththegracesofthetersery,andbelievethatweareasuchtouchedbyitasbythegenialf?encesofsur.Totheattentiveeye,eatoftheyearhasitsowy,andthesaf?ield,itbeholds,everyhour,apicturewhichwasneverseenbefore,andwhichshallneverbeseenaga.Theheavensgeeveryont,andref?lecttheirglorylooonthepsbeh.Thestateofthecropthesurroundgfarsalterstheexpressionoftheearthfroweektoweek.Thesuessionofnativepntsthepasturesand:roadsides,whichakesthesilentclockbywhichtitellsthesurhours,willakeeventhedivisionsofthedaysensibletoakeenobserver.Thetribesofbirdsas,likethepntspunctualtotheirti,followeachother,andtheyearhasrooforall.Bywaterurses,thevarietyisgreater.InJuly,thebepontederiaorpickerel-weedbloebedstheshallowportsofourpleasantriver,andswarswithyellowbutterf?liesntualotion.Artotrivalthispopofpurpleandgold.Iheriverisaperpetualga,andboastseathanewornant.
ButthisbeautyofNaturewhichisseenaasbeauty,istheleastpart.Theshowsofday,thedewy,therabow,ountas,orchardsblosso,stars,oonlight,shadowsstillwater,andthelike,iftooeagerlyhunted,beeshowsrely,andockwiththeiruy.Gooutofthehoetoseetheoon,and’tisretsel;itwillnotpleaseaswhenitslightshesuponyournecessaryjourhebeautythatshirstheyellowafternoonsofOctober,whoeveruldctchit?Goforthtof?dit,anditisgoisonlyairageasyoulookfrothedowsofdiligence.
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