About John Van Dyke: John Van Dyke was an American jurist and Whig Party politician who represented New Jersey's 4th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1847 to 1851.
To speak of sparing anything because it is beautiful is to waste one’s breath and incur ridicule in the bargain. The aesthetic sense- the power to enjoy through the eye, and the ear, and the imagination- is just as important a factor in the scheme ...
