Beauty for some provides escape,
Who gain a happiness in eyeing
The gorgeous buttocks of the ape
Or autumn sunsets exquisitely dying.

Aldous Huxley

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Beauty

Author

Aldous Huxley

Source

Sententious Song Jonah

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1917 1910s 20th century

Occupation

Philosopher Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Huxley, Aldous. "Sententious Song." Jonah. Holywell Press, 1917.

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Another quote from 1917

The world must be made safe for democracy.

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Speaker
Woodrow Wilson
Medium
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Genre
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Language
English
Time
1917 1910s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
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Current Citation

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