Beau-ideal

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  1. 1
    Alternative form of beau idéal. alt-of, alternative

    "To this same level of the beau-ideal the imagination in absence descends as well as rises—and it is by this theory alone I can account for having done injustice to Mrs. Norton's beauty in my remembrance of her."

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"To this same level of the beau-ideal the imagination in absence descends as well as rises—and it is by this theory alone I can account for having done injustice to Mrs. Norton's beauty in my remembrance of her."

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