CONTENTS. 



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CHAP. II. Of the elementary modifications of matter which correspond to the elemen- 

 tary senses of taste. 



Forms 22 



Disposition of forms 23 



Hardness, softness, roughness, and smoothness 24 



Colours — odours 25 



Heat and cold — motion 26 



Sounds — gravity 27 



CHAP. III. Of the combinations of the elementary modifications of matter, forming 



what may be called different kinds and degrees of beauty 28 



Truth and nature — utility 29 



Fitness or proportion — symmetry or conformity 30 



Uniformity — unity 31 



Order 32 



Contrast — variety 33 



Intricacy — harmony 34 



CHAP. IV. Of such combinations of the modifications of matter as are productive of 

 particular expressions, and correspondent effects on the mind, andmay 



be denominated characters 35 



Difference between mere beauty and sentiment or character, or be- 

 tween that which affects the senses, and that which touches the 



soul 35 



Sublimity 37 



Beauty 38 



Deformity • •••• 39 



Picturesque, sculpturesque, antique, and romantic beauty 40 



Wildness 40 



Tranquillity, melancholy, age, and ruin 41 



Elegance, gaiety, novelty 42 



Ridicule — other characters 43 



X'HAP. V. Of the exercise of the faculty of taste in discerning combinations and ex- 

 pressions • 44 



Danger of taste or feeling, without judgment 45 



Practice and reflection suited to perfect judgment in matters of taste 46 



Nature the source and end of taste 46 



A general taste, though not refined, is greatly preferable to taste only 



in particular arts 46 



