The works in verse and prose of William Shenstone, Esq: most of which were never before printed . nearer to a round, it may befaid to be robbed of its variety. Vol. II. Y But 330 ESSAYS ON MEN, S:c. But amidfl all thefe eulogiums of variety itis proper to obfcrve that novelty fometimes re-quires a little abatement. I mean, that fome de-gree of familiarity introduces a difcovery of rela-tive beauty, more than adequate to the bloomof novelty.—This is, now and then, obvious inthe features of a face, the air of fome tunes,and the flavor of fome diflies. In Ihort, it re-quires fome familiarity to b
The works in verse and prose of William Shenstone, Esq: most of which were never before printed . nearer to a round, it may befaid to be robbed of its variety. Vol. II. Y But 330 ESSAYS ON MEN, S:c. But amidfl all thefe eulogiums of variety itis proper to obfcrve that novelty fometimes re-quires a little abatement. I mean, that fome de-gree of familiarity introduces a difcovery of rela-tive beauty, more than adequate to the bloomof novelty.—This is, now and then, obvious inthe features of a face, the air of fome tunes,and the flavor of fome diflies. In Ihort, it re-quires fome familiarity to become acquainted^vith the relation that parts bear unio the whole ;or one cbjecl to another. Variety, in the fiime object, where the beau-ty does not depend on imitation (which is thecafe in foliage, builos, baffo-relievos, painting)requires uniformity. For inflance, an oftagon ismuch more beautiful than a figure of unequalfides; which is at once various and difagrecable. A DE- DESCRIPTION O F THE LEASOWES, THE A T OF THE LATE WILLIAM SHENSTONE, Efq-,By R. D O D S L E Y. ToL % \\ ^X {(.^a,..
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