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ualiness ; that is, from the character of 

 numberless objects, alike uninteresting to 

 the painter, and to the rest of mankind : 

 that therefore, they formed a separate class, 

 highly suited to his art, but of a suitable- 

 ness, clearly to be accounted for from their 

 distinct qualities. 



" Thus the painter might have reasoned : 

 while the philosopher, even supposing the 

 whole of these reflections had come into 

 bis mind, as part of them seems to have 

 done, would have thought himself guilty 

 of heresy, if he had thus accounted for his, 

 feelings ; and consequently Antoninus, 

 though he felt like a painter, reasoned like 

 a stoic. If he were present, I should pur- 

 sue the subject much further; but as he is 

 not, I will spare you." 



" Many, many thanks to you for your 

 forbearance," said Mr. Seymour ; " for: 

 though I like your different comments up-, 

 on Antoninus's text, and at another time 

 should not have been sorry to prolong the 

 discussion, I really think we may as well: 

 taste the fruit and the loaf which have given 



