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Poem
October 1, 1816
The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
A poem questioning cultural standards of physical beauty from ancient Greeks and Romans to Tonquin and Thibet, ultimately concluding that true beauty resides in heart, soul, and grace.
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Poetry.
From the Catskill Recorder.
BEAUTY.
What's Beauty? Ask the Greeks sublime,
Whose works shall triumph over time;
A nose that head doth intersect,
Sans dingle, in a line direct;
This, this was beauty's self and cause—
And such the Grecian Venus was.
What's Beauty? Flaxen hair or red:
'Twas thus the ancient Romans said;
Forehead to narrowness inclined,
And eyebrows in the middle joined:
While Tonquin deems black teeth most fair,
And Thibet paints with white the hair.
What's Beauty? Heart—soul—grace—I ween,
In countenance and action seen:
And while bewildered nature's child
Pursues a phantom through the wild,
Grant me, kind Heaven, to rest, reclin'd
On breast of grace, and heart, and mind.
From the Catskill Recorder.
BEAUTY.
What's Beauty? Ask the Greeks sublime,
Whose works shall triumph over time;
A nose that head doth intersect,
Sans dingle, in a line direct;
This, this was beauty's self and cause—
And such the Grecian Venus was.
What's Beauty? Flaxen hair or red:
'Twas thus the ancient Romans said;
Forehead to narrowness inclined,
And eyebrows in the middle joined:
While Tonquin deems black teeth most fair,
And Thibet paints with white the hair.
What's Beauty? Heart—soul—grace—I ween,
In countenance and action seen:
And while bewildered nature's child
Pursues a phantom through the wild,
Grant me, kind Heaven, to rest, reclin'd
On breast of grace, and heart, and mind.
What sub-type of article is it?
Ode
Epigram
What themes does it cover?
Moral Virtue
Satire Society
What keywords are associated?
Beauty Standards
Cultural Beauty
Inner Grace
Greek Venus
Roman Ideals
What entities or persons were involved?
From The Catskill Recorder
Poem Details
Title
Beauty
Author
From The Catskill Recorder
Subject
On Beauty
Form / Style
Rhymed Stanzas
Key Lines
What's Beauty? Heart—Soul—Grace—I Ween,
In Countenance And Action Seen:
Grant Me, Kind Heaven, To Rest, Reclin'd
On Breast Of Grace, And Heart, And Mind.