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44. The nimble dance of the fingers may raie wonder, but not delight.

As to drawing, thoe cannot be really charmed by it, who do not oberve the beauties of nature, and even admire them. If a peron is fond of tracing the effects of the paions, and marking the appearances they give to the countenance, they will be glad to ee characters diplayed on canvas, and enter into the pirit of them; but if by them the book of nature has not been read, their admiration is childih.