Excerpt from Essays on the Nature and Principles of Taste, Vol. 2 Su'ch as to correspond to this effect, or to increase it, we immediately conclude, that the Composition is good, and yield our: Selves willingly to its influence; If, lastly, amidst such a scene, we find circumstances introduced, Which have no relation to the' general Expression; if F orms of Gaiety and Gloom, Greatness and Ornament, Rudeness and Tranquillity, &c.' are min: gled together without any attention to one determinate effect, we turn with indignation from the confusion, and conclude, that the Composition is defective in its first princi-a ?ples. In all cases of this kind, we become 'sensible of the Beauty of Composition, only when the scene has some general character, to which the different F orms in Composi {tion can refer; and determine its Beauty y the effect of this union in maintaining r promoting this general Expression. The same observation may be extended to the. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.