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he makes to her father's house, would have 

 been canvassed as strictly as the positions 

 in a philosophical treatise ; much less that 

 the whole would be placed in a false, be- 

 cause an exaggerated point of view. Let 

 us however consider it gravely : if it be 

 true then, that a woman with irregular fea- 

 tures, with a slight cast in her eyes, with 

 uneven teeth, but those teeth white and 

 clean, and with her complexion fresh and 

 clear, may, to many tastes, be often more 

 attractive than a woman regularly hand- 

 some ; and if a house under circumstances 

 as nearlv similar as the two cases will admit 

 of, may also be preferred by many, to houses 

 of regular architecture, — then Mr. Seymour, 

 whether he were jocular or serious, might 

 be allowed to profess his willingness, under 

 certain circumstances, to take to the house 

 and its inhabitant. With regard to the lady, 

 Mr. Knight may attribute such a liking (for 

 that is the most it can be called) to what 

 motives he pleases; but he must allow that 

 fondness for a house, cannot arise from " so- 

 cial and sensual sympathies.*" 



* Anal. Inquiry, Part 2. cliap. 2. sec. 81. 



