 The beauty of material is thus the groundwork of all higher beauty, both in the object, whose form and meaning have to be lodged in something sensible, and in the mind, where sensuous ideas, being the first to emerge, are the first that can arouse delight.  The Sense of Beauty - Page 82by George Santayana - 2004 - 288 pagesLimited preview - About this book
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