Motif
Vision of higher beauty producing reverent restraint
vision_of_higher_beauty_producing_reverent_restraint
A motif of the Beauty Paired with Pain and Paradox family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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greek
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Phaedrus PHAEDRUS / INTRODUCTION. / ON THE DECLINE OF GREEK LITERATURE. / PHAEDRUS; lines 2499-2549 confidence: medium
At the beloved’s flashing beauty, the charioteer remembers true beauty with Modesty like an image on a holy pedestal, falls back in adoration, and violently pulls the reins.
The sight of the beloved’s beauty carries the charioteer’s memory to true beauty with Modesty, after which he recoils in adoration and restrains the horses.
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