[9] Buthaveweexhaustedtheclassificationoftheaestheticattributes? No, thereareobjectsatthesametimeugly, revolting, andhorrifyingtothesenses, whichdonotpleasetheunderstanding, andofnoaccounttothemoraljudgment, andtheseobjectsdonotfailtoplease; certainlytopleasetosuchadegree, , , themellowoutlines, theplayoflightsinfinitelyvaryingtheaspect, thelightvaporswhichenvelopdistantobjects, — allcombineincharmingthesenses; andaddtoit, toincreaseourpleasure, thesoftmurmurofacascade4, thesongofthenightingales, , andwhilstoursenses, touchedbytheharmonyofthecolors, theforms, andthesounds, experiencetheagreeableinthehighest, themindisrejoicedbytheeasyandrichflowoftheideas, , darkeningtheskyandallthelandscape, surpassingandsilencingallothernoises, ; : weseetheelectricfluidstrike, nay, , thatdoesnotpreventusfrombelievingthatwehavegainedmorethanlostbythechange; Iexcept, ofcourse, , ontheonehand, forciblydrawntowardsthisterriblespectacle, whichontheotherwoundsandrepulsesoursenses, andwepausebeforeitwithafeelingwhichwecannotproperlycallapleasure, , thespectaclethatnaturethenofferstousisinitselfratherdestructivethangood (atalleventsweinnowayneedtothinkoftheutilityofastormtotakepleasureinthisphenomenon), isinitselfratheruglythanbeautiful, forthedarkness, hidingfromusalltheimageswhichlightaffords, cannotbeinitselfapleasantthing; andthosesuddencrasheswithwhichthethundershakestheatmosphere, thosesuddenflasheswhenthelightningrends6thecloud — alliscontrarytooneoftheessentialconditionsofthebeautiful, whichcarrieswithitnothingabrupt, , ifweconsideronlyoursenses, isratherpainfulthanagreeable, forthenervesofoursightandthoseofourhearingareeachintheirturnpainfullystrained, thennotlessviolentlyrelaxed, bythealternationsoflightanddarkness, oftheexplosionofthethunder, , astormisanattractivephenomenonforwhomsoeverisnotafraidofit.
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