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" The term you require," answered Mr. 

 Hamilton, " has already been invented, 

 for, according to my ideas, the word Pic- 

 turesque, has exactly the meaning you 

 have just described." 



" Then," said Mr. Seymour, " you do 

 not hold picturesque and beautiful to be 

 synonymous." 



" By no means," said he ; . " and that is 

 the only difference between Howard and 

 me : in all the effects that arise from the 

 various combinations of form, colour, and 

 light and shadow, we agree ; and I am 

 truly sorry that we should disagree on this 

 distinction." 



" No matter," said Mr. Seymour ; " a 

 friendly discussion of this kind, opens the 

 road to truth ; and, as I have no prejudice 

 on either side, I shall take much delight 

 in hearing your different opinions and ar- 

 guments. Tell me, then, what is your 

 idea of the picturesque ?" 



" That is no easy question/' said Mr. 

 Hamilton, " for to explain my idea of it 



