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Beauty And The Beholder

Posted on 31/07/2013 by layanglicana

Two Englishmen, having climbed the Matterhorn, were regarding the wonderful view that stretched out before them. ‘Not half bad!’, commented one of them. ‘No,’ replied the other , ‘but you needn’t rave about it like a love-struck poet!’ Anon quoted … Continue reading →

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Morning Glory: Edward Thomas

Posted on 17/07/2013 by layanglicana

The glory of the beauty of the morning, – The cuckoo crying over the untouched dew; The blackbird that has found it, and the dove That tempts me on to something sweeter than love; White clouds ranged even and fair … Continue reading →

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Creativity and Joy: W B Yeats

Posted on 22/06/2013 by layanglicana

The miserable man may think well and express himself with great vehemence, but he cannot make beautiful things, for Aphrodite never rises from any but a tide of joy. W B Yeats quoted in ‘The Poet’s Work’ by John Holmes … Continue reading →

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The Strength Of A Woman: James Howell

Posted on 16/06/2013 by layanglicana

One hair of a woman can draw more than a hundred pair of oxen. James Howell ?1594-1666 Familiar Letters book ii, letter 6 The image is Bathsheba with David’s Letter by Rembrandt via Wikimedia  

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Beauty On The Run: Vida Scudder

Posted on 06/06/2013 by layanglicana

One cannot appreciate beauty on the run. When I can be motionless long enough, there is no limit I have ever reached to the revelations in an opening bud. Vida D. Scudder The Privilege of Age The image is copyright: … Continue reading →

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Beauty: Jean Kerr

Posted on 19/05/2013 by layanglicana

I’m tired of all this nonsense about beauty being only skin deep. What do you want—an adorable pancreas? Jean Kerr 1923-2003 The Snake has all the Lines (1958) The image is copyright: Julien Tromeur via Shutterstock

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Ode On Melancholy: John Keats

Posted on 03/05/2013 by layanglicana

No, no, go not to Lethe, neither twist Wolf’s-bane, tight-rooted, for its poisonous wine; Nor suffer thy pale forehead to be kiss’d By nightshade, ruby grape of Proserpine; Make not your rosary of yew-berries, Nor let the beetle, nor the … Continue reading →

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Endymion: John Keats

Posted on 27/03/2013 by layanglicana

A Thing of Beauty (Endymion) A thing of beauty is a joy for ever: Its loveliness increases; it will never Pass into nothingness; but still will keep A bower quiet for us, and a sleep Full of sweet dreams, and … Continue reading →

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Making Beauty Manifest: Alfred Barrett, S J

Posted on 23/03/2013 by layanglicana

We are so blind To all the realm of real, so numb to feeling Anything but the ache inside the breast, It takes a miracle to make the healing Miracle of beauty manifest. Alfred Barrett, S J ‘Inspiration’ from Mint … Continue reading →

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Stendhal v Shakespeare on Romanticism

Posted on 20/01/2013 by layanglicana

Before love is born, beauty is necessary as a sign, it predisposes [us] to this passion by the praises we hear bestowed on whom we will love. Avant la naissance de l’amour, la beauté est nécessaire comme enseigne; elle prédispose à … Continue reading →

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