The principles of light and color: including among other things the harmonic laws of the universe, the etherio-atomic philosophy of force, chromo chemistry, chromo therapeutics, and the general philosophy of the fine forces, together with numerous discoveries and practical applications .. . These right lines and bold anglesare generally attended with power, sub-limity, spiritedness, or picturesqueness,as is the case with flashes of lightning(see fig. 63), or great cliffs, or storm-tossed billows, or lofty cataracts. In fig. 64 the bold anglesof the cliffs, the dash of billows, the lowering clo
The principles of light and color: including among other things the harmonic laws of the universe, the etherio-atomic philosophy of force, chromo chemistry, chromo therapeutics, and the general philosophy of the fine forces, together with numerous discoveries and practical applications .. . These right lines and bold anglesare generally attended with power, sub-limity, spiritedness, or picturesqueness,as is the case with flashes of lightning(see fig. 63), or great cliffs, or storm-tossed billows, or lofty cataracts. In fig. 64 the bold anglesof the cliffs, the dash of billows, the lowering clouds and thelightnings track all betokengreat power, are especiallysublime, and are manifestationsof contrast. The contrast oflight and shade which the artisthas represented adds to thespiritedncss of the scene. 2. We shall see the distinc-tion between gradation andcontrast all the better by meansof fig. 65, in which the gracefulpredominates everywhere fromthe curvature and other grada-tions that rule, including thebridge with its vases, the wind-ing drive and walk, the archedpavilion, the flowing foliage,and flowers, the placid waterpicturing surrounding objectson its bosom, the easy slope of the land, the swan and thespirit of the scene generally which soothes and delights 64. Beachy Head 24 HARMONIC LAWS OF THE UNIVERSE.
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