Energeticbeautycannomorepreserveamanfromacertainresidueofsavageviolenceandharshnessthangracefulbeautycansecurehimagainstacertaindegreeofeffeminacyandweakness。Asitistheeffectoftheenergeticbeautytoelevatethemindinaphysicalandmoralpointofviewandtoaugmentitsmomentum，itonlytoooftenhappensthattheresistanceofthetemperamentandofthecharacterdiminishestheaptitudetoreceiveimpressions，thatthedelicatepartofhumanitysuffersanoppressionwhichoughtonlytoaffectitsgrosserpart，andthatthiscoursenatureparticipatesinanincreaseofforcethatoughtonlytoturntotheaccountoffreepersonality。Itisforthisreasonthatattheperiodswhenwefindmuchstrengthandabundantsapinhumanity，truegreatnessofthoughtisseenassociatedwithwhatisgiganticandextravagant，andthesublimestfeelingisfoundcoupledwiththemosthorribleexcessofpassion。Itisalsothereasonwhy，intheperiodsdistinguishedforregularityandform，natureisasoftenoppressedasitisgoverned，asoftenoutragedasitissurpassed。
Andastheactionofgentleandgracefulbeautyistorelaxthemindinthemoralsphereaswellasthephysical，ithappensquiteaseasilythattheenergyoffeelingsisextinguishedwiththeviolenceofdesires，andthatcharactersharesinthelossofstrengthwhichoughtonlytoaffectthepassions。Thisisthereasonwhy，inagesassumedtoberefined，itisnotararethingtoseegentlenessdegenerateintoeffeminacy，politenessintoplatitude，correctnessintoemptysterility，liberalwaysintoarbitrarycaprice，easeintofrivolity，calmintoapathy，and，lastly，amostmiserablecaricaturetreadsontheheelsofthenoblest，themostbeautifultypeofhumanity。Gentleandgracefulbeautyisthereforeawanttothemanwhosufferstheconstraintofmatterandofforms，forheismovedbygrandeurandstrengthlongbeforehebecomessensibletoharmonyandgrace。Energeticbeautyisanecessitytothemanwhoisundertheindulgentswayoftaste，forinhisstateofrefinementheisonlytoomuchdisposedtomakelightofthestrengththatheretainedinhisstateofrudesavagism。
IthinkIhavenowansweredandalsoclearedupthecontradictioncommonlymetinthejudgmentsofmenrespectingtheinfluenceofthebeautiful，andtheappreciationofaestheticculture。Thiscontradictionisexplaineddirectlywerememberthattherearetwosortsofexperimentalbeauty，andthatonbothhandsanaffirmationisextendedtotheentirerace，whenitcanonlybeprovedofoneofthespecies。Thiscontradictiondisappearsthemomentwedistinguishatwofoldwantinhumanitytowhichtwokindsofbeautycorrespond。Itisthereforeprobablethatbothsideswouldmakegoodtheirclaimsiftheycometoanunderstandingrespectingthekindofbeautyandtheformofhumanitythattheyhaveinview。
ConsequentlyinthesequelofmyresearchesIshalladoptthecoursethatnatureherselffollowswithmanconsideredfromthepointofviewofaesthetics，andsettingoutfromthetwokindsofbeauty，Ishallrisetotheideaofthegenus。Ishallexaminetheeffectsproducedonmanbythegentleandgracefulbeautywhenitsspringsofactionareinfullplay，andalsothoseproducedbyenergeticbeautywhentheyarerelaxed。Ishalldothistoconfoundthesetwosortsofbeautyintheunityofthebeau-ideal，inthesamewaythatthetwooppositeformsandmodesofbeingofhumanityareabsorbedintheunityoftheidealman。
PartIV。