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第47章 论美 2（第1页）

第47章论美（2）

2。Thepresenceofahigher，hespiritualelemeoitsperfe。Thehighaywhibelovedwithouteffeminacy，isthatwhidinbinationwiththehumahemarkGodsetsuponvirtue。Everynaturalaisgraceful。Everyheroicactisalsodedcausesthepladthebystaoshibygreatasthattheuhepropertyofeveryindividualiiourehasallnatureforhisdowryaishis，ifhewill。Hemaydivesthimselfofit;hemaytoadabdicatehiskingdom，asmostmendo，butheiseheworldbyhisstitution。Inproportiontyofhisthoughtandwill，helakesuptheworldintohimself。“Allthosethingsforwhiplough，build，orsail，obeyvirtue，”saidSallust。“Thewindsandwaves，”saidGibbon，“arealwaysoheablestnavigators。”Soarethesunandmoonaarsofheaven。Wheisdone，—peraseofgreaty;whenLeonidasandhisthreehuyrseonedayindying，andthesunandmooneeaoeepdef?ileofThermopylae;whenArnoldWihehighAlps，uheshadowoftheavalahersinhissideasheafofAustriaobreakthelineforhisrades;arenottheseheroeseoaddthebeautyofthesetothebeautyofthedeed?WhenthebarkofbusheshoreofAmerica;—beforeitthebeaedwithsavages，f?leeingoutofalltheirhutsofe;theseabehind;andthepurplemountainsoftheIndianArchipelagoarouethemanfromthelivingpicture?DoesnottheNewWorldclothehisformwithherpalmgrovesandsavannahsasf?itdrapery?Everdoesealinlikeair，andeas。WhenSirHarryVanetheTower—hill，siltingoosufferdeathastheoftheEnglishlaws，oude，“youeonsogloriousaseat!”CharlesII，toiizens，ofLondoriotLordRusselltobedraenchtheprincipalstreetsofthehiswaytothescaffold。“But，hisbiographersays，“themultitudeimagiheysawlibertyaing，byhisside。”Inprivateplagsordidobjeactoftruthorheroismseemsatoodrawtoitselftheskyasitstemple，thesunasitsaturestretchesoutherarmstoembralylethisthoughtsbeofequalgreatness。Willinglydoesshefollowhisstepswiththerosea，andbendherlinesofgrandeurahedelylethisthoughtsbeofequalsdtheframewillsuitthepicture。Avirtuousmanisinunisonwithherworks，ahetralf?igureofthevisiblesphere，Homer，Pindar，Socrates，Pho，associatethemselvesf?itlyihthegeographyandclimateofGreece。ThevisibleheavehsympathizewithJesus。Andinonlifewhosoeverhasseenapersonofpowerfulcharadhappygenius，willhaveremarkedhoweasilyhetookallthingsalongwithhim，—thepersons，theopinions，andtheday，andnaturebeeanan。