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What does it mean. from emerson's essay beauty

The new virtue which constitutes a thing beautiful, is a certain cosmical quality, or, a power to suggest relation to the whole world, and so lift the object out of a pitiful individuality. Every natural feature,--sea, sky, rainbow, flowers, musical tone,--has in it somewhat which is not private, but universal, speaks of that central benefit which is the soul of Nature, and thereby is beautiful. And, in chosen men and women, I find somewhat in form, speech, and manners, which is not of their person and family, but of a humane, catholic, and spiritual character, and we love them as the sky. They have a largeness of suggestion, and their face and manners carry a certain grandeur, like time and justice.

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What does it mean. from emerson's essay beauty

The author is saying that, the new virtue that can be termed as beautiful, is this new quality that can relate a person to the whole world and get above the individuality that every person posses. The author gives example of this relativity by citing the sea, sky, rainbow, flower and musical tone, in saying that none of these attributes are single the fact that enhances its beauty. If any of these were single, and their beauty was only for the private use and out of the reach of human benefits, the soul essence of nature would be lost. The author also says that the ones who are chose, in humans, have the same property in which they think of totters before themselves, their suggestions are large and they have mannerisms, that are much above time.