Thisistheideawhichhasacquired，andwhichseemstohavearighttotheepithetofDivine;asitmaybesaidtopreside，likeasupremejudge，overalltheproductionsofnature;appearingtobepossessedofthewillandintentionoftheCreator，asfarastheyregardtheexternalformoflivingbeings。
Whenamanoncepossessesthisideainitsperfection，thereisnodangerbutthathewillhesufficientlywarmedbyithimself，andbeabletowarmandravisheveryoneelse。
Thusitisfromareiteratedexperience，andaclosecomparisonoftheobjectsinnature，thatanartistbecomespossessedoftheideaofthatcentralform，ifImaysoexpressit，fromwhicheverydeviationisdeformity。ButtheinvestigationofthisformIgrantispainful，andIknowbutofonemethodofshorteningtheroad;
thisis，byacarefulstudyoftheworksoftheancientsculptors;
who，beingindefatigableintheschoolofnature，haveleftmodelsofthatperfectformbehindthem，whichanartistwouldpreferassupremelybeautiful，whohadspenthiswholelifeinthatsinglecontemplation。Butifindustrycarriedthemthusfar，maynotyoualsohopeforthesamerewardfromthesamelabour？Wehavethesameschoolopenedtousthatwasopenedtothem;fornaturedeniesherinstructionstononewhodesiretobecomeherpupils。