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Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder?

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First appeared in 3rd Century BC Greek. Shakespeare quoted - beauty is bought by judgement of the eye. It appeared in its current form in the 19th Century. Meaning that different people have different ideas as to what is beautiful

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