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requiring less thought than is necessary to figures, may-
acquire this science ; and with nearly as much truth
and certainty as the produce of a sum in arithmetic:
and if it be admitted that great leisure is not re-
quired, and a few months can complete the attainment,
at intervals, by a short time allowed for attentive appli-
cation in each, then the third reason will be dismissed
with the other two ; and having long declined the study,
be no objection to begin. Even at an advanced period
of life it will become one of the most agreeable em-
ployments, and be a rational use of the mind, without
any painful exertion.
The assistance of a Master to impress the manner will
doubtless greatly facilitate the progress.
Having obtained this power of description, the higher
parts of the science of representation may be properly
considered, and a determination correctly formed on pro-
ceeding farther in the study.
So far must be considered as valuable in all situations;
possessing as many advantages as Tully comprehensively
gave to Poetry : That it will improve youth, enter-
tain age, adorn the most exalted station, and elevate
the lowest, enlarge the powers of meditation in a walk,
increase the utility of a journey, and sweeten the hours
of repose.
requiring less thought than is necessary to figures, may-
acquire this science ; and with nearly as much truth
and certainty as the produce of a sum in arithmetic:
and if it be admitted that great leisure is not re-
quired, and a few months can complete the attainment,
at intervals, by a short time allowed for attentive appli-
cation in each, then the third reason will be dismissed
with the other two ; and having long declined the study,
be no objection to begin. Even at an advanced period
of life it will become one of the most agreeable em-
ployments, and be a rational use of the mind, without
any painful exertion.
The assistance of a Master to impress the manner will
doubtless greatly facilitate the progress.
Having obtained this power of description, the higher
parts of the science of representation may be properly
considered, and a determination correctly formed on pro-
ceeding farther in the study.
So far must be considered as valuable in all situations;
possessing as many advantages as Tully comprehensively
gave to Poetry : That it will improve youth, enter-
tain age, adorn the most exalted station, and elevate
the lowest, enlarge the powers of meditation in a walk,
increase the utility of a journey, and sweeten the hours
of repose.