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Literary
February 4, 1859
The Athens Post
Athens, Mcminn County, Tennessee
What is this article about?
A prose reflection titled 'The Beautiful' explores universal worship of beauty across life stages: infants delight in colors and sounds, young men find the world glorified by love, and old men recall past joys with chastened holiness. Attributed to Titan.
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The Beautiful.—All the world worships
beauty.
The infant exhibits unmistakable, though
inarticulate delight, on perceiving certain
motions or sounds, and is attracted by any
bright color or dazzling glitter, be it of the
costly jewel or gew gaw, the painted daub,
or the marvel of art, flower or star.
The young man, when "she comes whom
God sends," finds the whole face of things
more lovely, nay, glorified for her sake—
beauty, "amid all beauty beautiful," having
made for itself a silence in his heart.
The old man, after gazing in silent wonder on the setting sun, speaks kindly to
those young children who have been gathering buttercups and daisies. His thoughts
wander away and dwell with a lingering
fondness on "the days that are no more;
and as he gives the little ones his blessing.
the subdued sweetness which beams from
his face tells that a chastened heart is filled
with the vanity of holiness."
— Titan.
beauty.
The infant exhibits unmistakable, though
inarticulate delight, on perceiving certain
motions or sounds, and is attracted by any
bright color or dazzling glitter, be it of the
costly jewel or gew gaw, the painted daub,
or the marvel of art, flower or star.
The young man, when "she comes whom
God sends," finds the whole face of things
more lovely, nay, glorified for her sake—
beauty, "amid all beauty beautiful," having
made for itself a silence in his heart.
The old man, after gazing in silent wonder on the setting sun, speaks kindly to
those young children who have been gathering buttercups and daisies. His thoughts
wander away and dwell with a lingering
fondness on "the days that are no more;
and as he gives the little ones his blessing.
the subdued sweetness which beams from
his face tells that a chastened heart is filled
with the vanity of holiness."
— Titan.
What sub-type of article is it?
Essay
What themes does it cover?
Nature
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Beauty
Worship
Infant Delight
Young Love
Old Age Reflection
Nature
Holiness
What entities or persons were involved?
Titan
Literary Details
Title
The Beautiful.
Author
Titan
Subject
Worship Of Beauty Across Life Stages
Form / Style
Prose Reflection
Key Lines
All The World Worships Beauty.
Beauty, "Amid All Beauty Beautiful," Having Made For Itself A Silence In His Heart.
A Chastened Heart Is Filled With The Vanity Of Holiness.