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beautiful, 
the sublime and 
both as to their 
moral 
and visible effect, 
it made a deep and indelible im- 
pression. 
It 
con Brmed 
him 
in 
the 
wisdom 
of 
those strict religious 
principles which 
denied 
the 
utility 
of 
art 
when 
solely 
employed 
BS 
the 
dium of amusement; and impelled him to attempt 
wh at 
could 
be 
done 
t0 
approximate 
the 
USES 
of 
the pencil to those of 
the pen, 
order to render 
in 
Pamtlng, 
indeed, 
the 
sister 
of 
Eloquence 
and 
Poetry. 
III. 
But 
the 
COUTSC 
of 
study 
in 
the 
Roman 
schools 
YVHS 
to enable him 
not calculated 
to carry 
this 
grand 
Pmpose 
into effect ; 
for the principles 
by 
Michael 
which 
Angelo, 
and 
Raphael 
had 
tained their excellence, 
were T10 
longer 
regarded. 
The 
study of 
Nature was deserted 
for that of the 
antique ; 
and 
pictures 
W GT6 
com posed 
according 
to 
rules 
derived 
from 
other 
paintings, 
without 
required, 
subject 
respect to what the 
what the 
OT 
circumstances 
of 
the 
SCGDB 
probably appeared 
t0 
therefore, 
It was, 
hapPY 
not one of the least 
occurrences in his life that he went to Home when 
society was not only in the 
most 
favourable 
state 
for 
the 
improvement 
of 
his 
mind, 
and 
For 
COD"