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and overwhelm every milder pleasure of 

 vision, which a blended variety of mellow 

 and harmonious tints must necessarily pro- 

 duce on the eye, in nature as well as in 

 art, if viewed in both with the same de- 

 gree of abstracted and impartial attention. 

 In like manner, properties pleasing to 

 the other senses, often exist in objects dis^ 

 gusting or insipid to the eye, and make so 

 strong an impression, that persons who 

 seek only what is generally pleasing, con^ 

 found their sensations, and imagine a thing 

 beautiful, because they see in it some- 

 thing which gives them pleasure of another 

 kind. I am not inclined, any more than 

 Mr. Repton, to despise the comforts of a 

 gravel walk, or the delicious fragrance of a 

 shrubbery; (see his Letter to Mr. Price, 

 p. 18.) neither am I inclined to despise the 

 convenience of a paved street, or the 

 agreeable scent of distilled lavender ; but 

 nevertheless, if the pavier and perfumer 

 were to recommend their works as delici- 

 ous gratifications for the eye, I might be 

 tempted to treat them both with some de. 



