[7] Whoeverundertakestoproceedfurtherinthisargument, andendeavorstofixageneralcriterionofbeautyrespectingdifferentspecies, ortoshowwhyonespeciesismorebeautifulthananother, , andwithverygoodreason, willbereadilygranted; butitdoesnotfollowfromthence4thatwethinkitamorebeautifulform; , meanslittlemorethanthathehasmorepleasureinseeingaswanthanadove, eitherfromthestatelinessofitsmotions, oritsbeingamorerarebird; andhewhogivesthepreferencetothedove, doesitfromsomeassociationofideasofinnocencewhichhealwaysannexestothedove; butifhepretendstodefendthepreferencehegivestooneortheotherbyendeavoringtoprovethatthismorebeautifulformproceedsfromaparticulargradationofmagnitude, undulation5ofacurve, ordirectionofaline, orwhateverotherconceitofhisimaginationheshallfixon, asacriterionofform, hewillbecontinuallycontradictinghimself, , themostgeneral, Ibelieve, ishabitandcustom; custommakes, inacertainsense, whiteblack, andblackwhite; itiscustomalonethatdeterminesourpreferenceofthecoloroftheEuropeanstotheEthiopians, andthey, forthesamereason, , ifoneoftheirPaintersweretopainttheGoddessofBeauty, butthathewouldrepresentherblack, withthicklips, flatnose, andwoollyhair; and, itseemstome, hewouldactveryunnaturallyifhedidnot, forbywhatcriterionwillanyonedisputethepropriety6ofhisidea? WeindeedsaythattheformandcoloroftheEuropeanispreferabletothatoftheEthiopian; butIknowofnootherreasonwehaveforit, , whichirresistiblyseizethecorrespondingmindwithloveandadmiration, sincethatargumentisequallyconclusiveinfavorofthewhiteandtheblackphilosophers.
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