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Naturalbeautyisanall-pervadingpresence. Theuniverseisitstemple. Itunfoldsintothenumberlessflowersofspring. Itwavesinthebranchesoftreesandthegreenbladesofgrass. Ithauntsthedepthsoftheearthandthesea. Itgleamsfromthehuesoftheshellandthepreciousstone. Andnotonlytheseminuteobjectsbuttheoceans, themountains, theclouds, thestars, therisingandthesettingsun---alloverflowwithbeauty. Thisbeautyissoprecious, andsocongenialtoourtenderestandnoblestfeelings, thatitispainfultothinkofthemultitudeofpeoplelivinginthemidstofitandyetremainingalmostblindtoit.
Allpersonsshouldseektobecomeacquaintedwiththebeautyinnature. Thereisnotawormwetreadupon, noraleafthatdancesmerrilyasitfallsbeforetheautumnwinds, butcallsforourstudyandadmiration. Thepowertoappreciatedbeautynotmerelyincreasesoursourcesofhappiness---itenlargesourmoralnature, too. Beautycalmsourrestlessnessanddispelsourcares. Gointothefieldsorthewoods, spendasummerdaybytheseaorthemountains, andallyourlittleperplexitiesandanxietieswillvanish. Listentosweetmusic, andyourfoolishfearsandpettyjealousieswillpassaway. Thebeautyoftheworldhelpsustoseekandfindthebeautyofgoodness.
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