III. TO RICHMOND. 



ill the pleasure resulting from this land- 

 scape, we must imagine the meadows to 

 profusely enamelled with violets and other 

 odoriferous flowers, and that the different 

 species of fruit-trees bend beneath their 

 ripening load. Let us moreover suppose 

 the banks of the river clothed with muss, 

 forming a path studded with flowers, lead- 

 ing to this enchanting spot. Having now 

 embellished our prospect with all the 

 beauties of which it is susceptible, it eon- 

 veys to the mind a perfect idea of beauty, 

 because all the senses are gratified at the 

 same time. 



It must however be remarked, that, in the 



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embellishment of this landscape, I have 

 hitherto had regard only to the relations of 

 external objects with our organs: but, if 

 we aliio add to these moral considerations, 

 ( how much wilt" the efl'ect, produced by the 

 contemplation of such a picture, be height- 

 ened! Thus, for example, it we suppose 

 situated in the midst of it u cottage inhabit- 



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