Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1839-09-05
- - Philadelphia Inquirer

- ELOQUENT PAssAGE-BEAOld' Il
AN ';n.,a celebrated lecture on "Sey
Dr. On"un Seen published in Boston, and Is
'"d rulIy to realize 10 perusa', 10 5v those
ions 1 had he pleasure listening TO us delvery
VINO u nau g1age philosophy high mora. .one
Inc '1" af the most pralseworlhy cnorac'et.-
are are On a passage on "Beauly'" oy way =,
W. E1,diog the reader an idea OF It's s'Y'e anu
alio'e and shall serve up other extracts lro"
'O"c . - time, as we can find space lorlhem'
"I, an looking at our nature, we discover, among
=. .Jooirable endowments, the sense oil petceP-
';on Of Beauty. We see the germ oil 'h's ~ |
ssorv human being, and there is no power wn'9n
limits greater cultivation; and why shouu
~, he cherished in all? 1t deserves remark
Wv tho nrovision for this principle is minute
Wv" ,ho universe. There is but very minute
)" ~, or The creation which we can turn III"
pO "a ond cln,hes. or qualification Tor the pouy'
w. ,.hola creation may be used to minister
W. ~ sonse ~ beauty. Beauty is an all,perVa-
" wv oscnce II unlolds in the num0er'eSS
o aees &c The spring. II waves IN the ofah'
ho"o'S no trpes and the green blades oil grass.
enc ,r,s the depth Of the earth aud sea- ana
II n"'" a,t IN the hues ofthe shell and the pre-
e!ean' s,one And not only these minute OBJECTS
S'o' .Lo ocean. the mountains, the clouos' VI,
V U"s the stars, the rising and setting SUM- al
overflow with beauty o,,
irhe universe is its temple; ana 'hoso " i.'i
,ho are alive to it, cannot lit their eyes "'"
ont feeling themselves encompasseu WIN " VI
49,, side Now this beauty IS so precious
,he en;ovmen,s it gives are 50 fehneu ana Pu'e
,,c,ial with our tenderesl and noole 'ce'
go and so akin to worship, that It IS pam"
,ae9hink oc the multitude OF men as living !" III
,O;ds, If il ms if. instead OF this tar ear'h ""'
~, ,hev were teuentS OF II dungeon
e;n6,;,e low is los, 10 the world by the wan
of culture of this spiritual eha""o1",' ,ao !,
pose that were to visit a co'laSe' ""n W 81 p,
walls lined with the choicest Pic'"!I' "
phael, aud every spare nooK hI'eu WV" ,ta+
OF the most exquisite Workmanship "'' =
were to learn, that neither man. "o"''r'
child, ever cas-, an eye at these mlF"c'os -
how should feel their priVa''on; nv" '"
want TO open their eyes, ana 10 he'P w."
comprehend and feel the IovelneSS a"u d. D.
dour Uh,ch in vain courled their notice. Nv ~
svarv husbandman is living III sign, VI "
u,o.ls ofa diyiner artist; aud how mucn "ou
bic ov;S,ence be elevated, could ne see 'he y
(which shines forth IN their tor"S' i'ue'' r
nor,ons. and moral expression
have spoken only OF the beauty OF hH'u,
b,,, how much ofthis my sterlouS charm IS iou'
in the elegant arts, and especially III
Tha hnst hooks have most beauty. ne S'0'
trn,bs ore wronged itnot linked WIN oe""'
and they win their way most surely and ,h;r @T n
" INTO the soul when arrayed IN TINS .ns,, !"
u,oI and fit attire. Now no man receives
,rue culture of man, in whom inc SGns'o.'
the beautiful is not cherished; AM kno"
no condition in life from which it should DC
cluded. or all lux, ries this is the che" Pc
most at hand; and it seems to me 10 " III
important TO those conditions, where coarse Sc
Dor tends 70 give grossness 10 'he 'l''nu
From the diffusion of The sense OF beauty !"
cient Greece, and the use and taste ,or IN
~ roodarn Germany. we learn that The pee
at large may partake of refined g 9, III Ca
which have hitherto been thought to be ne
sarily restricted 10 few"