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monotony; and others, which are clearly^ 

 intended to produce as much irritation, as 

 can well be produced by strong, sudden 

 contrasts, of ever}' kind. It seems to me, 

 therefore, that, according to }^our system, 

 whatever is not absolute monotony, or aba 

 solute discord, is positive beauty, or, if 

 you please, picturesque beauty : for that 

 epithet, taken in your sense, only confines 

 the term to visible objects, but makes no 

 pther discrimination," 



6i I Hatter myself/' said Mr. Howard, 

 *: that as you become more conversant with 

 pictures, you will come over to my opi- 

 nion, and perceive that there is really no 

 such discrimination as Hamilton imagines; 

 I therefore appeal from your present to 

 your future judgment." 



" My present judgment," replied Mr. 

 Seymour, f must be very crude, as being 

 formed on what has struck me at the mo- 

 ment: I shall most willingly suspend it, 

 till I am better instructed, which J hope to 

 be in a short time, if I continue picture- 

 hunting with you and Hamilton; and I 



