James Thomson (poet): Quotes about beauty

James Thomson (poet) was Scottish writer (1700-1748). Explore interesting quotes on beauty.

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“So stands the statue that enchants the world,
So bending tries to veil the matchless boast,
The mingled beauties of exulting Greece.”

James Thomson (poet) The Seasons

Source: The Seasons (1726-1730), Summer (1727), l. 1346.

“The negligence of Nature wide and wild,
Where, undisguised by mimic art, she spreads
Unbounded beauty to the roving eye.”

James Thomson (poet) The Seasons

Source: The Seasons (1726-1730), Spring (1728), l. 71-73.

“I know no subject more elevating, more amazing, more ready to the poetical enthusiasm, the philosophical reflection, and the moral sentiment than the works of nature. Where can we meet such variety, such beauty, such magnificence?”

James Thomson (poet) The Seasons

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The Seasons (1726-1730)