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PRELIMINARY DISCOURSE. 19
courses, together with much observation
and frequent conversation with persons
well versed in this enchanting art, may
enable attentive observers to distino’uish
o
the different schools, to observe the cha-
racteristic excellence of each great master,
the peculiar beauty of every celebrated
piece, and give them, if not the erudites
oculos, the discriminating eye of the pro-
cessed artist, at least the liberal satisfaction
of the judicious admirer.
MUSIC.
VIII. As Italy is acknowledged to be
the first country in the world for Music,
both with regard to composition and exe-
cution, something perhaps may be ex-
pected on that subject also. But, much
as we may value music, yet I think that
young travellers ought rather to be cam
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courses, together with much observation
and frequent conversation with persons
well versed in this enchanting art, may
enable attentive observers to distino’uish
o
the different schools, to observe the cha-
racteristic excellence of each great master,
the peculiar beauty of every celebrated
piece, and give them, if not the erudites
oculos, the discriminating eye of the pro-
cessed artist, at least the liberal satisfaction
of the judicious admirer.
MUSIC.
VIII. As Italy is acknowledged to be
the first country in the world for Music,
both with regard to composition and exe-
cution, something perhaps may be ex-
pected on that subject also. But, much
as we may value music, yet I think that
young travellers ought rather to be cam
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