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fuch as the Antinous we propofed to imitate
and figure in the mind.
" We may illuftrate it a little more, by ob*
ferving, that in like manner, any two oppofite
colours in the rainbow, form a third between
them, by thus imparting to each other their
peculiar qualities; as the brighter! yellow,
and the lively blue that is placed at fome dis-
tance from it, vifibly approach, and blend by
interchangable degrees, and, as above, tem-
per rather than deftroy each other's vigor, till
they meet in one firm compound ; whence,
at a certain point, the fight of what they were
originally, is quite loft; but in their (lead, a
mod pleafing green is found, which color
nature hath chofen for the veftment of the
earth, and with the beauty of which the eyq
is never tired.
From the order of the ideas which the
defcription of the above three figures may
have raifed in the mind, we may eafily com-
pofe between them, various other propor-
tions," as fo many mixtures of colors.
As life advances,cHARACTER aflumes another
diftinction of appearance: our compofition in-
tended for a limited duration, falls gradually to
decay; the fpirit and firmnefs of maturity-,
decr<}afe to inactivity, and indecifion. Hav-
ing ftrength to fpare, youth may Hand on one
B b leg,
fuch as the Antinous we propofed to imitate
and figure in the mind.
" We may illuftrate it a little more, by ob*
ferving, that in like manner, any two oppofite
colours in the rainbow, form a third between
them, by thus imparting to each other their
peculiar qualities; as the brighter! yellow,
and the lively blue that is placed at fome dis-
tance from it, vifibly approach, and blend by
interchangable degrees, and, as above, tem-
per rather than deftroy each other's vigor, till
they meet in one firm compound ; whence,
at a certain point, the fight of what they were
originally, is quite loft; but in their (lead, a
mod pleafing green is found, which color
nature hath chofen for the veftment of the
earth, and with the beauty of which the eyq
is never tired.
From the order of the ideas which the
defcription of the above three figures may
have raifed in the mind, we may eafily com-
pofe between them, various other propor-
tions," as fo many mixtures of colors.
As life advances,cHARACTER aflumes another
diftinction of appearance: our compofition in-
tended for a limited duration, falls gradually to
decay; the fpirit and firmnefs of maturity-,
decr<}afe to inactivity, and indecifion. Hav-
ing ftrength to fpare, youth may Hand on one
B b leg,