Chapter IX.—Of Purity, or the Type of Divine Energy.
| [§ 1.] | The influence of light as a sacred symbol. | [75] |
| [§ 2.] | The idea of purity connected with it. | [75] |
| [§ 3.] | Originally derived from conditions of matter. | [76] |
| [§ 4.] | Associated ideas adding to the power of the impression. Influence of clearness. | [76] |
| [§ 5.] | Perfect beauty of surface, in what consisting. | [77] |
| [§ 6.] | Purity only metaphorically a type of sinlessness. | [78] |
| [§ 7.] | Energy, how expressed by purity of matter. | [79] |
| [§ 8.] | And of color. | [79] |
| [§ 9.] | Spirituality, how so expressed. | [79] |
Chapter X.—Of Moderation, or the Type of Government by Law.
| [§ 1.] | Meaning of the terms Chasteness and Refinement. | [81] |
| [§ 2.] | How referable to temporary fashions. | [81] |
| [§ 3.] | How to the perception of completion. | [81] |
| [§ 4.] | Finish, by great masters esteemed essential. | [82] |
| [§ 5.] | Moderation, its nature and value. | [84] |
| [§ 6.] | It is the girdle of beauty. | [84] |
| [§ 7.] | How found in natural curves and colors. | [84] |
| [§ 8.] | How difficult of attainment, yet essential to all good. | [85] |
Chapter XI.—General Inferences respecting Typical Beauty.
| [§ 1.] | The subject incompletely treated, yet admitting of general conclusions. | [86] |
| [§ 2.] | Typical beauty not created for man's sake. | [87] |
| [§ 3.] | But degrees of it for his sake admitted. | [87] |
| [§ 4.] | What encouragement hence to be received. | [87] |