Here's how we can interpret the connection between beauty and dance in the poem:
* The poem's focus is on slowing down and enjoying the present moment: "What is this life if, full of care, / We have no time to stand and stare." This focus on stillness and observation suggests a quiet, contemplative dance with nature.
* The natural imagery is itself inherently "dance-like": "A child, whose father taught it well / To tell the time by the sun's bright face" evokes a sense of natural rhythm and movement. The sun's movement across the sky can be seen as a dance, and the child learning to read the time by it is like learning the steps of this dance.
* The poem suggests a kind of inner dance of the soul: "The wood would swoon in light and shade; / All things would pass with ease and grace." This imagery implies a sense of effortless flow and grace, like a dancer moving with ease.
So, the poem doesn't explicitly say how beauty dances, but it evokes a sense of beauty through the imagery of leisure, natural rhythm, and the graceful movement of the soul.
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