The Knickerbocker/Volume 13/Number 5/The Spirit of Beauty
THE SPIRIT OF BEAUTY.
A FRAGMENT.
Spirit of Beauty! where,Where is thy home? The morn, scattering thy varied dyesO'er the fresh flowers?—the mist-wreathed fields, or peaks that rise Snow-robed in air? Or dost thou dwellFar in the coral depths of the blue southern sea,Reflected there, in many a flashing gem, and silently Decking the gorgeous shell? Or doth thy mansion lieIn the soft, billowy clouds, whose sunset glories streakThe twilight sky, like the pure blush on maiden’s cheek When the loved one is nigh?