The science of beauty, as developed in nature and applied in art

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THE SCIENCE OF BEAUTY, AS DEVELOPED IN NATURE AND APPLIED IN ART.
BY D. R. HAY, F.R.S.E.
“The irregular combinations of fanciful invention may delight awhile, by that novelty of which the common satiety of life sends us all in quest; the pleasures of sudden wonder are soon exhausted, and the mind can only repose on the stability of truth.”
Dr Johnson.
WILLIAM BLACKWOOD AND SONS, EDINBURGH AND LONDON. MDCCCLVI.


TO JOHN GOODSIR, ESQ., F.R.S S. L. & E., PROFESSOR OF ANATOMY IN THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH, AS AN EXPRESSION OF GRATITUDE FOR VALUABLE ASSISTANCE, AS ALSO OF HIGH ESTEEM AND SINCERE REGARD, THIS VOLUME IS DEDICATED, BY THE AUTHOR.