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it is to be doubted whether she has loveliness and 

 beauty, except as reflected from the human heart. 

 The pathway to this is not through the sur- 

 prises, but through us, and our heartfelt apprecia- 

 tion. More than that, it is ourselves. .Or, as 

 Bryant tells us, 



"Yet these sweet sounds of the early season, 

 And these fair sights of its sunny days. 

 Are only sweet as we fondly listen, 

 And only fair as we fondly gaze. 



There is no glory in star or blossom. 

 Till looked upon by a loving eye ; 

 There is no fragrance in April breezes 

 Till breathed with joy as they wander by." 



You must wear the boots before you can put 

 them on. The youthful David felt this, for, of 

 the new armor which Saul gave him, he said, "I 

 cannot go with these for I have not proved them. 

 And David put them off." Practically, he could 

 not wear them until he had previously worn them. 



There must be the stock before the graft ; the 

 seed before the plant can develop. Therefore, 

 talk about the attractions of nature and of her 

 beauties, especially of the beauties. It was the 

 Christ himself that exclaimed at the beauty of 

 the lilies of Palestine. It is the Eternal God 

 himself that looked at his completed work and 



