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to substitute extent for beauty in park scenery, which 

 proves the partiality of the human mind to admire what- 

 ever is vast or great. 



XIV. Appropriation. A word ridiculed by Mr. Price 

 as lately coined by me, to describe extent of property ; 

 yet the appearance and display of such extent is a source 

 of pleasure not to be disregarded, since every individual 

 who possesses anything, whether it be mental endow- 

 ments, or power, or property, obtains respect in propor- 

 tion as his possessions are known, provided he does not 

 too vainly boast of them ; and it is the sordid miser only 

 who enjoys for himself alone, wishing the world to be 

 ignorant of his wealth. The pleasure of appropriation is 

 gratified in viewing a landscape which cannot be injured 

 by the malice or bad taste of a neighbouring intruder: 

 thus an ugly barn, a ploughed field, or any obtrusive 

 object which disgraces the scenery of a park, looks as if 

 it belonged to another, and therefore robs the mind of 

 the pleasure derived from appropriation, or the unity 

 and continuity of unmixed property. 



XV. Animation ; or that pleasure experienced from 

 seeing life and motion, whether the gliding or dashing 

 of water, the sportive play of animals, or the wavy 

 motion of trees ; and particularly the playsomeness 

 peculiar to youth, in the two last instances, affords 

 additional delight. 



XVI. And lastly, the seasons, and times of day, 

 which are very different to the gardener and the 

 painter. The noontide hour has its charms, though 

 the shadows are neither long nor broad, and none but 

 a painter or a sportsman will prefer the sear and yel- 

 low leaves of autumn to the fragrant blossoms and 

 reviving delights of spring, " the youth of the year." 



