He who seeks to know the origin of Gracefulness, must look for it in his
own mind; whatever is graceful there, must be so in expression. It is a
quality analogous to the most exquisite tenderness of affliction; that
sweet enthusiasm of action which goes hand in hand with beauty; or, if
we may be allowed the phrase, it is the _soul_ of beauty, the _emphasis_
of pleasing expression.----Grace is the sublimity of beauty; the modest
pride of virtue; the gentle dignity of love. An attitude expressive of
the pensive and pleasing melancholy, a sentiment peculiar to the finest
souls, is ever most graceful. The loveliest of the graces has on her
face a cast of sadness mixed with the sweetest joy.
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