The hues of the opal, the light of the diamond, are not to be seen if …

Ralph Waldo Emerson
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The hues of the opal, the light of the diamond, are not to be seen if the eye is too near. ✨ Ralph Waldo Emerson (2013). Delphi Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson (Illustrated), p.1345, Delphi Classics
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The hues of the opal, the light of the diamond, are not to be seen if the eye is too near. ✨ Ralph Waldo Emerson (2013). Delphi Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson (Illustrated), p.1345, Delphi Classics

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