"Contrast increases the splendor of beauty, but it disturbs its influence; it adds to its attractiveness, but diminishes its power."

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To make the cunning artless, tame the rude, subdue the haughty, shake the undaunted soul; yea, put a bridle in the lion's mouth, and lead him forth as a domestic cur,--these are the triumphs of all-powerful beauty.

— Joanna Baillie