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the child
happened
to
smile
in
its sleep,
and
its
beauty attracted his attention.
He looked at it with
a pleasure which he had never before experienced,
and observing some paper on a table, together with
red and
pens and
black
ink,
seized them
he
with
portrait:
endeavoured to delineate a
agitation and
although
at
period
this
he
had never seen an en-
graving or a picture,
and was only in the seventh
year of his age.
Hearing the approach of his mother and sister, he
endeavoured
to conceal
what he had been
doing ;
but the old lady observing his confusion, enquired
What
he
WHS
about,
and
requested
him
to show
her the paper.
to
He obeyed, entreating her not
be
angry.
West,
Mrs.
after
looking
SOITIC
time
at the drawing with
evident pleasure,
her
to
said
daughter,
declare
he
has
made
a likeness of
Sally,"
little
and kissed
him
much fondness
with
and satisfaction.
This encouraged him to say, that
if it would give her any pleasure,
would
he
make
pictures
of
the
Howers
which
she
held
in
her
hand ;
for
the
instinct
of
his
genius
WRS
HOW
awakened,
he
and
felt
that
he could
imitate the
which pleased his sight.
forms of those things