The Pleasures of Sight
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Excerpt from The Pleasures of Sight: A Poem The following rhapsody professes to illustrate the gratifications of Sight, - that illustrious sense, which connects the intelligent mind with the visible creation. It is through the attributes of this excellent power, conferred alike upon roan and most of the inferior animals, that the beauty of the universe is apprehended; and light, colour, form, magnitude, and motion, are respectively made to minister delight and satisfaction to the beholder. The Eye, which is the material organ of this rare and excursive faculty, contributes no less by its beauty to the proper perfection of the human countenance, than by its use it ministers to the operations of the soul. Its hues, its movements, and its extraordinary effects, have ever been the admiration of philosophers, the attraction of lovers, and the theme of poets. While, however, with the anatomist, we regard with curiosity and wonder the mechanical structure of the eye; and with the painter, applaud its ineffable charm in the "human face divine," there is still a higher point of contemplation, which is not only compatible with the views and feelings of a Christian, but which leads him to adore the wonderful munificence and goodness of his Maker, in bestowing such a boon upon man, and especially in surrounding him with such and so many fitting objects for its exercise. 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.
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