hogarhexceped,canweproduceanyonepainerwihinhesfifyyears,orsincehehumourofexhibiingbegan,hahasreaedasoryimaginaively?byhiswemean,uponwhomhissubjechassoaced,haihasseemedodirechim——noobearrangedbyhim?anyuponwhomisleadingorcoleralpoinshaveimpressedhemselvessoyra

ically,hahedarednoreaioherwise,lesheshouldfalsifyareveion?anyhahasimparedohisposiions,nomerelysomuchruhasisenoughoconveyasorywihclearness,buhaindividualisingpropery,whichshouldkeephesubjecsoreaeddisincinfeaurefromeveryohersubjec,howeversimir,andomonapprehensionsalmosidenical;soashawemighsay,hisandhisparcouldhavefoundanappropriaepcei

ooherpicureinheworldbuhis?ishereanyhinginmodernar——wewillnodemandhaishouldbeequal——buinanywayanalogousowhaiianhaseffeced,inhawonderfulbringingogeherofwoimesinhe”ariadne,”inhenaionalgallery?precipious,wihhisreelingsayrrouabouhim,repeoplingandreillumingsuddenlyhewasepces,drunkwihanewfurybeyondhegrape,bacchus,borninfire,firelikeflingshimselfahecreanhisisheimepresenwihhisellingofhesoryanaris,andnoordinaryone,mighremainrichlyproudguido,inhisharmoniousversionofi,sawnofurherbufromhedephsofheimaginaivespiriiianhasrecalledpasime,andidiconribuorywihhepresenoonesimulaneouseffecwihhedeserallringingwihhemadcymbalsofhisfollowers,madelucidwihhepresenceandnewoffersofagod,——asifunconsciousofbacchus,orbuidlycasinghereyesasuponsomeunconcerningpagean——hersoulundisracedfromheseus——ariadneissillpacinghesoliaryshore,inasmuchhearsilence,andinalmoshesamelocalsoliude,wihwhichsheawokeadaybreakocachheforlornsgncesofhesailhaboreawayheahenian

herearewopoinsmiraculouslycouniing;fiercesociey,wihhefeelingofsoliudesilbsolue;noondayreveions,wihheaccidensofhedullgreydawnunquenchedandlingering;hepresenbacchus,wihhepasariadne;wosories,wihdoubleime;separae,andharmonisinghadhearismadehewomanoneshadelessindifferenohegod;sillmore,hadsheexpressedarapureahisadven,wherewouldhavebeenhesoryofhemighydesoionofhehearprevious?mergedinheinsipidaccidenofaferingoffermewihaweleaccepancehebrokenhearforheseuswasnolighlyobepiecedupbyagod

wehavebeforeusafineroughprin,fromapicurebyraphaelinhevaicaniishepresenaionofhenewborneveoadambyhealmighyafairermoherofmankindwemighimagine,andagoodliersireperhapsofmensincebornbuhesearemaerssubordinaeoheconcepionofhesiuaion,dispyedinhisexraordinaryproducionaolerablymodernariswouldhavebeensaisfiedwihemperingcerainrapuresofco

ubianicipaion,wihasuiableacknowledgemenohegiverofheblessing,inhecounenanceofhefirsbridegroom;somehinglikehedividedaenionofhechild(adamwashereachildman)beweenhegivenoy,andhemoherwhohadjusblesiwihhebaublehisisheobvious,hefirssighview,hesuperficialanarisofahighergrade,consideringheawfulpresenceheywerein,wouldhaveakencareosubracsomehingfromheexpressionofhemorehumanpassion,andoheighenhemorespiriualohiswouldbeasmuchasanexhibiiongoer,fromheopeningofsomersehouseosyearsshow,hasbeenencouragedolookforiisobviousohinaalowerexpression,yeinapicure,haforrespecsofdrawingandcolouring,mighbedeemednowhollyinadmissiblewihinhesearfoseringwalls,inwhichherapuresshouldbeasniynine,hegraiudeasone,orperhapszero!byneiherheonepassio

orheoherhasraphaelexpoundedhesiuaionofadahemomenisseizedbyheinuiivearis,perhapsnoselfconsciousofhisar,inwhichneiherofheconflicingemoionsmomenhowabsrac——havehadimeospringup,orobaleforindecorousmasery——wehaveseenandscapeofajuslyadmiredneoeric,inwhichheaimedadelineaingaficion,oneofhemosseverelybeauifulinaniquiy——hegardensofhehesperidesodomr——jusice,hebadpainedudableorchard,wihfiingseclusion,andaveriabledragon(ofwhichapolyphemebypoussinissomehowafacsimileforhesiuaion),lookingoverinoheworldshuoubackwards,sohanonebua”sillclimbinghercules”couldhopeocachapeepaheadmiredernaryofreclusesnoconvenualporercouldkeephiskeysbeerhanhiscusoswihhe”lidlesseye”henoonlyseeshanonedoinrudeinohaprivacy,bu,asclearasdayligh,hanonebuherculesaudiabolusbyanyma

erofmeanscansofaralliswellwehaveabsoluesoliudehereornowhereabexrahedamselsaresnugenoughbuherehearisscourageseemsohavefailedhimhebeganopiyhispreycharge,and,oforheirksomeness,haspeopledheirsoliudewihabevyoffairaendans,maidsofhonour,ordiesofhebedchamber,accordingoheapprovedeiqueeaacourofhenieenhcenury;givingohewholesceheairofafeechampere,ifwewillbuexcuseheabsenceofhegenlemenhisiswell,andwaeauishbuwhaisbeeofhesoliarymyseryhe

daughershree,

hasingaroundhegoldenree?

hisisnohewayinwhichpoussinwouldhavereaedhissubjec

hepainingsorraherhesupendousarchiecuraldesigns,ofamodernaris,havebeenurgedasobjecionsoheheoryofourmooheyareofacharacer,weconfess,osaggerihisoweredsrucuresareofhehighesorderofhemaerialsublimewheherheyweredreams,orranscripsofsomeelderworkmanship——assyrianruinsold——resoredbyhismighyaris,heysaisfyourmossrechedandcravingconcepionsofhegloriesofheaniqueworldiisapiyhaheywereeverpeopledonhaside,heimaginaionofhearishals,andappearsdefeciveleusexamihepoinofhesoryinhe”belshazzarsfeas”wewillinroduceibyanapposieanecdoe

hecourhisoriansofhedayrecord,haahefirsdi

ergivenbyheeking(henprinceregen)ahepavilion,hefollowingcharacerisicfrolicwaspyedoffheguesswereselecandadmiring;hebanqueprofuseandadmirable;helighslusrousandorienal;heeyewasperfeclydazzledwihhedispyofpe,amongwhichhegreagoldsalcelr,broughfromheregaliainheowerforhisespecialpurpose,iselfaower!soodconspicuousforismagniudeandnowherevhehenadmiredcourchapin,wasproceedingwihhegrace,when,aasignalgiven,helighsweresuddenlyovercas,andahugeransparencywasdiscovered,inwhichglieredingoldenleer

”brighon——earhquake——swallowupalive!”

imagiheconfusionofheguess;hegeorgesandgarers,jewels,braceles,mouleduponheoccasion!hefansdrop,andpickeduphenexmorningbyheslycourpagesmrsfizwhashernamefaining,andhecounessofholdinghesmellingbole,illhegoodhumouredprincecausedharmonyoberesoredbycallinginfreshcandles,anddecringhahewholewasnohingbuapanomimehoax,goupbyheingeniousmrfarley,ofcovengarden,fromhinswhichhisroyalhighnesshimselfhadfurnished!henimagiheinfinieappusehafollowed,hemuualrallyings,hedecraionsha”heywerenomuchfrighened,”ofheassembledgaxy

hepoinofimeinhepicureexaclyanswersoheappearanceofheransparencyinheanecdoehehuddle,hefluer,hebusle,heescape,hearm,andhemockarm;hepreinessesheighenedbyconsernaion;hecouriersfearwhichwasfery,andhedyswhichwasaffecaion;allhawemayconceiveohaveakenpceinamobofbrighoncouriers,sympahisingwihhewellacedsurpriseofheirsovereignallhis,andnomore,isexhibiedbyhewelldressedlordsanddiesinhehallofbelusjushissorofconsernaionwehaveseenamongaflockofdisquieedwildgeeseahereporonlyofagunhavinggoneoff!

buishisvulgarfrigh,hismereanimanxieyforhepreservaionofheirpersons,suchaswehavewinessedaaheare,whenasligharmoffirehasbeengiven——anadequaeexponenofasupernauralerror?hewayinwhichhefingerofgod,wriingjudgmens,wouldhavebeenmebyhewiheredconsciencehereisahumanfear,andadivinefearheoneisdisurbed,resless,andbenuponescapeheoherisboweddown,efforless,passivewhenhespiriappearedbeforeeliphaz,inhevisionsofhenigh,andhehairofhisfleshsoodup,wasiinhehoughsofheemanieoringhebellofhischamber,orocallupheservans?buleusseeinheexwhahereisojusifyallhishuddleofvulgarconsernaion

fromhewordsofdanieliappearshabelshazzarhadmadeagreafeasoahousandofhislords,anddrankwinebeforehehousandhegoldenandsilvervesselsaregorgeouslyenumeraed,wihheprinces,hekingsconcubines,andhiswiveshenfollows——

”inhesamehourcameforhfingersofamanshand,andwroeoveragainshecandlesickuponhepserofhewallofhekingspace;andhekingsawheparofhehandhawroehenhekingscounenancewaschanged,andhishoughsroubledhim,sohahejoinsofhisloinswereloosened,andhiskneessmoeoneagainsanoher”

hisishepinexbynohincanibeoherwiseinferred,buhaheappearancewassolelyconfinedohefancyofbelshazzar,hahissinglebrainwasroublednoawordisspokenofisbeingseenbyanyelseherepresen,noevenbyhequeenherself,whomerelyunderakesforheinerpreaionofhephenomenon,asreedoher,doubless,byherhusbandhelordaresimplysaidoheasonished;ieaheroubleandhechangeofcounenanceinheirsovereignevenheprophedoesnoappearohaveseenhescroll,whichhekingsawherecallsionly,asjosephdidhedreamohekingofegyp”henwasheparofhehandsenfromhim[helord]andhiswriingwaswrien”hespeaksofhephanasmaspas

henwhabeesofhisneedlessmuliplicaionofhemiracle?hismessageoaroyalconscience,singlyexpressed——foriwassaid,”hykingdomisdivided,”simulaneouslyimpresseduponhefanciesofahousandcouriers,whowereimpliedinineiherdireclynorgrammaically?

buadmiinghearissownversionofhesory,andhahesighwasseenalsobyhehousandcouriers——leihavebeenvisibleoallbabylon——hekneesofbelshazzarwereshaken,andhiscounenanceroubled,evensowouldhekneesofeverymaninbabylon,andheircounenances,asofanindividualman,beenroubled;bowed,bendown,soheywouldhaveremained,suporfixed,wihnohoughofsrugglingwihhaineviablejudgmen

noallhaisopicallypossibleobeseen,isobeshownineverypicureheeyedelighedlydwellsuponhebrillianindividualiiesina”marriageacana,”byveronese,oriian,oheveryexureandcolourofheweddinggarmens,heringglieringuponhebridesfingers,hemeandfashionofhewinepos;forasuchseasonshereisleisureandluxuryobecuriousbuina”dayofjudgmen,”orina”dayoflesserhorrorsyedivine,”aheimpiousfeasofbelshazzar,heimmediaescene,asheacualeyeofanagenorpaieninheimmediaescenewouldsee,onlyinmassesandindisincionnoonlyhefemaleaireandjewelryexposedohecriicaleyeofhefashion,asminuelyashedressesinadysmagazine,inhecriicisedpicure,——buperhapshecuriosiiesofanaomicalscience,andsudieddiversiiesofposureinhefallingangelsandsi

ersofmichaengelo,——havenobusinessinheirgreasubjecsherewasnoleisureofhem

byawisefalsificaion,hegreamasersofpaininggoaheirrueconclusions;bynoshowingheacuappearances,hais,allhawasobeseenaanygivenmomenbyanindiffereneye,buonlywhaheeyemighbesupposedoseeinhedoingorsufferingofsomeporenousacionsupposehemomenofheswallowingupofpompeiihereheywereobeseen——houses,columns,archiecuralproporions,differencesofpublicandprivaebuildings,menandwomenaheirsandingoccupaions,hediversifiedhousandposures,aiudes,dresses,insomeconfusionruly,buphysicallyheywerevisiblebuwhaeyesawhemahaeclipsingmomen,whichreducesconfusionoakindofuniy,andwhenhesensesareupurnedfromheirproprieies,whensighandhearingareafeelingonly?ahousandyearshavepassed,andwearealeisureoconempeheweaverfixedsandingahisshule,hebakerahisoven,andournoverwihaniquariancoolnessheposandpansofpompeii

”sun,sandhousillupongibeah,andhou,moon,inhevalleyofajalon”who,inreadinghismagnificenhebraism,inhisconcepion,seesaughbuheheroicsonofnun,wihheousrechedarm,andhegreaerandlesserlighobsequious?doublessherewereobeseenhilnddale,andchariosandhorsemen,onopenpin,orwindingbysecredefiles,andallhecircumsancesandsraagemsofwarbuwhoseeyeswouldhavebeenconsciousofhisarrayaheinerposiionofhesynchronicmiracle?yeinhepicureofhissubjecbyhearisofhe”belshazzarsfeas”noignobleworkeiher——hemarshallingandndscapeofhewariseveryhing,hemiraclesinksinoananecdoeofheday;andheeyemay”darhroughrankandfileraverse”forsomeminues,beforeishalldiscover,amonghisarmedfollowers,whichisjoshua!nomodernaralone,buancien,whereonlyiisobefoundifanywhere,canbedeecederring,fromdefecofhisimaginaivefaculyheworldhasnohingoshowofhepreernauralinpaining,ranscendinghefigureofzarusbursinghisgraveclohesinhegreapicureaangerseinsiseemsahingbeweenwobeingsaghaslyhorroraiselfsruggleswihnewlyapprehendinggraiudeasecondlifebesowedica

oforgehaiwasaghosihashardlyfelhaiisabodyihasoellofheworldofspiriswasifromafeeling,hahecrowdofhalfimpassionedbysanders,andhesillmoreirrelevanherdofpassersbyaadisance,whohavenoheardorbufainlyhavebeenoldofhepassingmiracle,admirableasheareindesignandhue——foriisaglorifiedwork——donorespondadequaelyoheacion——hahesinglefigureofhezarushasbeenaribuedomichaengelo,andhemighysebasianunfairlyrobbedofhefameofhegreaerhalfofheineres?nowhaherewerenoindifferenpassersbywihinacualscopeofheeyesofhosepresenahemiracle,owhomhesoundofihadbufainly,ornoaall,reached,iwouldbehardihoododeny;buwouldheyseehem?orcanhemindinheconcepionofiadmiofsuchunconcerningobjecs?canihinkofhemaall?orwhaassociaingleagueoheimaginaioncanherebebeweenheseers,andheseersno,ofapresenialmiracle?

wereanarisopainupondemandapicureofadryad,wewilskwheher,inhepresenlowsaeofexpecaion,heparonwouldno,oroughnoobefullysaisfiedwihabeauifulnakedfigurerecumbenunderwidesrechedoaks?disseahosewoods,andpcehesamefigureamongfounains,andfallsofpellucidwaer,andyouhavea——naiad!nosoinaroughprinwehaveseenaferjulioromano,wehink——foriislongsince——here,bynoprocess,wihmerechangeofscene,couldhefigurehavereciprocaedcharacerslong,groesque,fanasic,yewihagraceofherown,beauifulinconvoluionanddisorion,linkedoherco

auralree,cowisingwihislimbsherown,illbohseemedeiher——hese,animaedbranches;hose,disanimaedmembers——yeheanimandvegeablelivessufficienlykepdisinc——hisdryady——anapproximaionofwonaures,whichoconceive,imusbeseen;analogouso,nohesamewih,hedelicaciesofovidianransformaions

ohelowessubjecs,and,oasuperficialprehension,hemosbarren,hegreamasersgavelofinessandfruifulnesshergeeyeofgeniussawinhemea

essofpresensubjecsheircapabiliiesofreamenfromheirreionsosomeandpasorfuurehowhasraphael——wemussilllingerabouhevaican——reaedhehumblecrafofheshipbuilder,inhis”buildingofheark?”iisinhascripuralseries,owhichwehavereferred,andwhich,judgingfromsomefinerougholdgraphicskechesofhemwhichwepossess,seemobeofahigherandmorepoeicgradehanevenhecaroonshedimofsighareheimidandheshrinkinghereisacowardiceinmodernarashefrenchmen,ofwhomcoleridgesfriendmadehepropheicguessarome,fromhebeardandhornsofhemosesofmichaengelocollecednoinferencesbeyondhaofahegoaandcornuo;sofromhissubjec,ofmeremechanicpromise,iwouldinsincivelyurnaway,asfromoneincapableofinvesiurewihanygrandeurhedockyardsawoolwichwouldobjecderogaoryassociaionshedepoachahamwouldhehemoeandhebeaminisinellecualeyebunoohenauicalpreparaionsinheshipyardsofciviavecchiadidraphaellookforinsrucions,whenheimaginedhebuildingofhevesselhawasobeconservaoryofhewrecksofhespeciesofdrownedmankindinheinensiyofheacion,hekeepseverouofsighhemea

essofheoperaionhereishepariarch,incalmforehough,andwihholyprescience,givingdirecionsandherearehisagens——hesoliarybusufficienhreehewing,sawing,everyonewihhemighandearnesnessofademiurgus;undersomeinsinciveraherhanechnicalguidance;gianmuscled;everyoneahercules,orlikerohosevulcanianhree,hainsoundingcavernsundermongibellowroughinfire——brones,andbckseropes,andpyracmon,soworkheworkmenhashouldrepairaworld!

arissagainerrinheconfoundingofpoeicwihpicorialobjecsinheer,heexerioraccidensarenearlyeveryhing,heunseenqualiiesasnohingohelloscolor——heinfirmiiesandcorpulenceofasirjohnfalsaff——doheyhaunusperpeuallyinhereading?orareheyobrudeduponourconcepionsoimeforniynihawearelosinadmiraionaherespecivemoralorinellecuaribuesofhecharacer?buinapicureohelloisalwaysabckamoor;andheoheronlyplumpjackdeeplycorporealisedandenchainedhopelesslyinhegrovellingfeersofexernaliy,musbehemind,owhich,inisbeermomens,heimageofhehighsouled,highinelligencedquixoe——heerransarofknighhood,mademoreenderbyeclipse——hasneverpresenediself,divesedfromheunhallowedacpanimenofasancho,orarabblemenaheheelsofrosinanehamanhasreadhisbookbyhalves;hehasughedmisakinghisauhorspurpor,whichwas——earshearishapicuresquixoe(andiisinhisdegradingpoinhaheiseveryseasonheldupaourexhibiions)inheshallowhopeofexciingmirh,wouldhavejoinedherabbleaheheelsofhissarvedseedwewishnooseehacounerfeied,whichwewouldnohavewishedoseeinherealiyconsciousofheheroicinsideofhenoblequixoe,who,onhearinghahiswiheredpersonwaspassing,wouldhaveseppedoverhishresholdogazeuponhisforlornhabilimens,anhe”srangebedfellowswhichmiserybringsamanacquainedwih?”shadeofcervanes!whoinhysecondparcouldpuinohemouhofhyquixoehosehighaspiraionsofasuperchivalrousgalnry,whereherepliesooneofheshepherdesses,apprehensivehahewouldspoilheirpreyworks,andinviinghimobeagueswihhem,inaccenslikehese:”ruly,fairesdy,acaeonwasnomoreasonishedwhenhesawdianabahingherselfahefounain,hanihavebeeninbeholdingyourbeauy:imendhema

erofyourpasime,andhankyouforyourkindoffers;and,ifimayserveyou,soimaybesureyouwillbeobeyed,youmaymandme:formyprofessionishis,oshewmyselfhankful,andadoerofgoodoallsorsofpeople,especiallyofherankhayourpersonshowsyouobe;andifhoses,asheyakeupbualilepieceofground,shouldakeuphewholeworld,iwouldseekounewworldsopasshrough,raherhanbreakhem:and(headds,)hayoumaygivecrediohismyexaggeraion,beholdaleashehapromisehyouhis,isdonquixoedemancha,ifhaplyhisnamehaheoyourhearing”illusriousromancer!werehe”finefrenzies,”whichpossessedhebrainofhyownquixoe,afisubjec,asinhissecondpar,obeexposedohejeersofdue

asandservingmen?obemonsered,andshownupahehearlessbanquesofgreamen?washapiiableinfirmiy,whichinhyfirsparmisleadshim,alwaysfromwihin,inohalfludicrous,bumorehanhalfpassionableandadmirableerrors,noinflicionenoughfromheaven,hamenbysudiedarificesmusdeviseandpraciseuponhehumour,oinfmewhereheyshouldsoohei?why,gonerilwouldhaveblushedopraciseuponheabdicaedkingahisrae,andheshewolfrega

ohaveenduredopyhepranksonhisfledwis,whichhouhasmadehyquixoesufferinduchesseshalls,andahehandsofhaunworhynobleman

inhefirsadvenures,even,ineededallhearofhemosconsummaearisinhebookwayhaheworldhahyeseen,okeepupinhemindofhereaderheheroicaribuesofhecharacerwihourexing;soasabsoluelyhaheyshallsuffernoalloyfromhedebasingfellowshipofheclownifieverobrudesiselfasadisharmony,areweinclinedough;orno,raher,oindulgeaconraryemoion?cervanes,sung,perchance,byherelishwihwhichhisreadingpublichadreceivedhefooleriesofheman,moreoheirpaeshanhegenerosiiesofhemaser,inhesequellehispenrunrio,losheharmonyandhebance,andsacrificedagreaideaoheaseofhisconemporariesweknowhainhepresendayheknighhasfeweradmirershanhesquireanicipaing,whadidacuallyhappenohim——asaferwardsididohisscarceinferiorfollower,heauhorof”guzmandealfarache”hasomelessknowinghandwouldprevenhimbyaspurioussecondpar:andjudging,haiwouldbeeasierforhispeioroou——bidhiminheicaliies,haninheromance,ofhiswork,heabandonedhisknigh,andhasfairlyseuphesquireforhisheroforwhaelsehasheunsealedheeyesofsancho;andinseadofhawilighsaeofsemiinsaniy——hemadnessasecondhand——heconagion,caughfromasrongermindinfeced——hawarbewee

aivecu

ing,andherediarydeference,wihwhichhehashiheroacpaniedhismaser——woforapairalmos——doeshesubsiueadownrighknave,wihopeneyes,forhisownendsonlyfollowingaconfessedmadman;andofferingaoimeoy,ifnoacuallyyinghandsuponhim!fromhemomenhasancholoseshisreverence,donquixoeisbeea——reaablelunaicourarisshandlehimaccordingly

yefromhissecondpar,ourcrieduppicuresaremoslyseleced;hewaiingwomenwihbeards,&c