The negligence of Nature wide and wild, Where, undisguised by mimic art, she spreads Unbounded beauty to the roving eye.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Praises nature for its wild, unaltered beauty visible to anyone who looks.
- In plain terms
- Nature spreads beauty without artifice for everyone to see.
- What can you take from it?
- True beauty often needs no decoration.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What is beautiful without decoration?
- How do you see nature?
Another view
Human art can sometimes enhance or frame natural beauty.
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