. Poems . other in the mind; and the per-ception of any object naturally leads to the idea ofanother, which was connected with it either in time 6 or place, or which can be compared or contrastedwith it. Hence arises our attachment to inanimateobjects; hence also, in some degree, the love of ourcountry, and the emotion with which we contemplatethe celebrated scenes of antiquity. Hence a picturedirects our thoughts to the original: and, as cold anddarkness suggest forcibly the ideas of heat and light,he, who feels the infirmities of age, dwells most onwhatever reminds him of the vigour and viva
. Poems . other in the mind; and the per-ception of any object naturally leads to the idea ofanother, which was connected with it either in time 6 or place, or which can be compared or contrastedwith it. Hence arises our attachment to inanimateobjects; hence also, in some degree, the love of ourcountry, and the emotion with which we contemplatethe celebrated scenes of antiquity. Hence a picturedirects our thoughts to the original: and, as cold anddarkness suggest forcibly the ideas of heat and light,he, who feels the infirmities of age, dwells most onwhatever reminds him of the vigour and vivacity ofhis youth. The associating principle, as here employed, isno less conducive to virtue than to happiness; and,as such, it frequently discovers itself in the mosttumultuous scenes of life. It addresses our finerfeelings, and gives exercise to every mild and gene-rous propensity. Not confined to man, it extends through all ani-mated nature; and its effects are peculiarly strikingin the domestic
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