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178 of expression-. [lect. vii.
elevates the eye-brows, presses'them on each other,
and swells the muscles which contribute to these
motions ; the eyes wide open roll in their sockets;
the nostrils are drawn up, the mouth is expanded,
the hair of the head becomes erect, and the whole
countenance is strained.
Horror is expressed by much the same situation
of the eye-brows, and of the nostrils: (the iris ap-
pearing at the bottom of the eye-ball) but the mouth
not opened so wide, and strongly drawn downward
at the corners.
Thus have we traced one simple sentiment to its
various extremes—of good, to Veneration ;—of in-
significance, to Disdain ;—of evil, to Horror.
I wish now to relieve our attention, by presenting
.a passion which nearly concerns us all; whose aspect
is desirable, pleasant, enchanting; a passion from
which arise most of the delights of life, most of the
enjoyments of our nature ; implanted in our first pa-
rents in their blissful state by their Creator ; and
which, even in these degenerate days, produces,
when well regulated, the most beneficial effects ; it
polishes the mind, softens the manners, enlivens the
conversation, cultivates the taste, humanizes human
nature, and is the bond and centre of society : yet,
on the other hand, when wild and licentious, it im-
bitters the delights of life, and the enjoyments of
nature ; poisons the mind, the manners, the conver-
sation, the taste, and bursts the ties of social inter-
course : not by its nature, but by its abuse ; not by
its inclination, but by its depravity; not as it is in-
cident to the human mind, but because that mind
has
elevates the eye-brows, presses'them on each other,
and swells the muscles which contribute to these
motions ; the eyes wide open roll in their sockets;
the nostrils are drawn up, the mouth is expanded,
the hair of the head becomes erect, and the whole
countenance is strained.
Horror is expressed by much the same situation
of the eye-brows, and of the nostrils: (the iris ap-
pearing at the bottom of the eye-ball) but the mouth
not opened so wide, and strongly drawn downward
at the corners.
Thus have we traced one simple sentiment to its
various extremes—of good, to Veneration ;—of in-
significance, to Disdain ;—of evil, to Horror.
I wish now to relieve our attention, by presenting
.a passion which nearly concerns us all; whose aspect
is desirable, pleasant, enchanting; a passion from
which arise most of the delights of life, most of the
enjoyments of our nature ; implanted in our first pa-
rents in their blissful state by their Creator ; and
which, even in these degenerate days, produces,
when well regulated, the most beneficial effects ; it
polishes the mind, softens the manners, enlivens the
conversation, cultivates the taste, humanizes human
nature, and is the bond and centre of society : yet,
on the other hand, when wild and licentious, it im-
bitters the delights of life, and the enjoyments of
nature ; poisons the mind, the manners, the conver-
sation, the taste, and bursts the ties of social inter-
course : not by its nature, but by its abuse ; not by
its inclination, but by its depravity; not as it is in-
cident to the human mind, but because that mind
has