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THE FEEN PAEADISE. 
culture, it will be found that be deals with tbe 
subject to be considered from au aesthetic rather 
than from a scientific point of view. 
It may be contended that the subject of this 
part of the volume is eminently practical; and 
that, being so, it contrasts with the preceding 
chapters. The Author avers, however, that the 
aim of this book is thoroughly practical. This 
expression, nevertheless, he does not use in its 
narrow and vulgar sense, or as excluding all that 
which—appealing to the imagination—is purifying 
and elevating—graceful and beautiful. 
