tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246797287811539521.post2633927604192383729..comments2022-04-07T10:37:46.850-05:00Comments on English 208b: The Impossible, Perverse and Strange: Beauty and Ugliness in the 18th CenturyDahlia Porterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09174548009168267294noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246797287811539521.post-53428261162146569592010-01-28T11:41:42.657-06:002010-01-28T11:41:42.657-06:00I actually hadn't considered the fact that Swi...I actually hadn't considered the fact that Swift might have meant for Corinna in "A Beautiful Young Nymph Going to Bed," to be deceitful because she covers up her real appearance. However, I agree with you that Corinna shouldn't be looked at as being deceitful because if that was the case, then by following the same logic all women who use makeup are “liars.”Clara Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06287895677965797357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246797287811539521.post-43786292615232425482010-01-27T23:49:15.746-06:002010-01-27T23:49:15.746-06:00The concept of the natural things being ugly is an...The concept of the natural things being ugly is an interesting one, particularly because I think these writers were producing at the beginning of the Industrial Revolution. Maybe this was a prevailing thought as machines, factories, and industry rose to prominence?nathaniel.a.marshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14161040981530974295noreply@blogger.com