We can
understand understand 1866 1869 |
to a certain extent understand 1872 |
how it is that
such harmonious beauty generally prevails such harmonious beauty generally prevails 1866 1869 |
there is so much beauty 1872 |
throughout
nature. nature. 1866 1869 |
nature: for this may be largely attributed to the agency of selection. 1872 |
That
there are exceptions there are exceptions 1866 1869 |
beauty, 1872 |
according to our
ideas ideas 1866 1869 | sense 1872 |
of
beauty, no one will doubt beauty, no one will doubt 1866 1869 |
it, is not universal, must be admitted by every one 1872 |
who will look at some
of the of the 1866 1869 | of the 1872 |
venomous snakes, at some
fish, fish, 1866 1869 | fishes, 1872 |
and at certain hideous bats with a distorted resemblance to the human face. Sexual selection has
given, given, 1866 | given 1869 1872 |
generally to the males alone but sometimes to both sexes, generally to the males alone but sometimes to both sexes, 1866 |
the most brilliant colours and other ornaments to the males, but sometimes to both sexes 1869 |
OMIT 1872 |
the most brilliant and beautiful colours, as well as other ornaments, to our the most brilliant and beautiful colours, as well as other ornaments, to our 1866 |
of many 1869 |
the most brilliant colours, elegant patterns, and other ornaments to the males, and sometimes to both sexes of many 1872 |
birds, butterflies, and
a few a few 1866 1869 | a few 1872 |
other animals.
It has It has 1866 |
With birds it has often 1869 1872 |
rendered the
voices voices 1866 | voice 1869 1872 |
of
many
male
birds birds 1866 | birds 1869 1872 |
musical to
their
females, females, 1866 | female, 1869 1872 |
as well as to our ears. Flowers and fruit have been rendered conspicuous by
gaudy gaudy 1866 1869 | brilliant 1872 |
colours in contrast with the green foliage, in order that the flowers
might
be easily seen, visited, and fertilised by insects, and the
fruit have their fruit have their 1866 |
OMIT 1869 1872 |
seeds disseminated by birds. ↑1 blocks not present in 1859 1860 1861 1866 1869; present in 1872 | How it comes that certain colours, sounds, and forms should give pleasure to man and the lower animals,— that is, how the sense of beauty in its simplest form was first acquired,— we do not know any more than how certain odours and flavours were first rendered agreeable.
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And
lastly,
some living objects have become beautiful through mere symmetry of growth. |