vel Avalk. The mass of improvers seem in- 

 deed to forget that we arc distinguished 

 from other animals, by being 



" Nobler far, of look creel " 



they go about 



" With leaden eye that loves the ground," 



and arc so continually occupied with turns 

 and sweeps, and manoeuvring stakes, that 

 they never gain an idea of the first ele- 

 ments of composition. 



Such a mechanical system of operations 

 little deserves the name of an art. There 

 are indeed certain words in all languages 

 that have a good and a bad sense ; such 

 as simplicity and simple, art and avtful y 

 which as often express our contempt as 

 our admiration. It seems, to me, that 

 whenever art, with regard to plan or dis- 

 position, is used in a good sense, it means 

 to convey an idea of some degree of inven- 

 tion ; of contrivance that is not obvious ; 

 of something that raises expectation, and 

 which differs with success from what we 



