THE FEKN PARADISE. 



culture, it will be found that he deals with the 

 subject to be considered from an aesthetic rather 

 than from a scientific point of view. 



It may be contended that the subject of this 

 part of the volume is eminently practical; and 

 that, being so, it contrasts with the preceding 

 chapters. The Author avers, however, that the 

 aim of this book is thoroughly practical. This 

 expression, nevertheless, he does not use in its 

 narrow and vulgar sense, or as excluding all that 

 which appealing to the imagination is purifying 

 and elevating graceful and beautiful. 



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