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ŠWe€addressed€ourselves€now€to€the€troublesome€taskŠ ų"H" ŠBut€whenever€our€steps€we€were€carefully€bending€Š Ü#,# ŠOh€still€that€massed€path€was€as€steep€in€descendingŠ Ą$ $ ŠA€half€rolling€half€<<€final€"e"€crossed€out>>€going€half€tumbling€half€walkingŠ ¤%ō % ŠHalf€laughing€half€giggling€half€tittering€half€talkingŠ ˆ&Ų!& ŠNow€surveying€a€streamlet€now€mineralizing€Š l'¼"' ŠNow€admiring€the€mountains€and€now€botanizingŠ P( #( ŠWe€came€to€the€inn€and€set€off€when€we'd€dinedŠ 4)„$) ŠAnd€ascending€a€hill€we€left€Grasmere€behindŠ *h%* ŠAnd€ascending€beheld€on€Helms€storm€were€topŠ ü*L&+ ŠSome€fanciful€forms€shich€were€graved€on€the€rockŠ ą+0', ŠTwas€natures€own€sculpturing€€First€then€was€seen€Š Ä,(- ŠA€hag€cowring€low€aged€wrinkled€and€leanŠ Ø-ų(. 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ŠThe€river€seemed€unbounded€<<"ed"€added€in€ink>>€its€border€<<"border€written€over€somethingŠ ų"H" Šillegible>>€unseenŠ Ü#,# ŠAnd€half€overhanging€the€silent€blue€tideŠ Ą$ $ ŠThe€opposite€hills€stretched€their€heathcovered€sideŠ ¤%ō % ŠHow€bright€how€luxuriant€looked€the€thick€heathŠ ˆ&Ų!& ŠIts€rich€purple€bells€as€twas€bending€beneathŠ l'¼"' ŠIts€patches€rich€shaded€with€fern€as€ti€grewŠ P( #( ŠAnd€mantled€the€hill€with€its€Fyrian€trueŠ 4)„$) ŠWhile€beyond€a€dark€chaos€of€mountains€was€tostŠ *h%* ŠAnd€hills€after€hills€in€the€distance€were€lostŠ ü*L&+ ŠWhile€the€sun€ere€he€died€on€the€mountains€away€Š ą+0', ŠWas€shedding€its€bright€but€transient€rayŠ Ä,(- ŠNow€reaching€our€carriage€with€lingering€lookŠ Ø-ų(. 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ŠĢ<>Š Ü#,# ŠĢWhen€breakfast€was€down€on€the€following€dayŠ ¤%ō % ŠAs€impatient€we€were€Derwent€lake€to€surveyŠ ˆ&Ų!& ŠWe€determined€a€walk€to€its€banks€we€would€takeŠ l'¼"' ŠAnd€therefore€enquired€the€way€to€the€lakeŠ P( #( ŠThough€the€sun€in€his€noon€and€meridian€gloryŠ 4)„$) ŠWas€seeming€to€tell€us€a€different€storyŠ *h%* ŠAnd€that€if€we€attempted€to€walk€to€the€lake€Š ü*L&+ ŠOur€faces€he'd€broil€and€our€hands€he€would€bakeŠ ą+0', ŠTill€too€much€oppressed€and€enraged€with€the€heatŠ Ä,(- ŠIn€its€bosom€we'd€souse€€with€an€unlucky€leapŠ Ø-ų(. 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ŠOf€the€monumental€taking€for€his€walking€stickŠ ų"H" ŠAnd€an€omnibus€next€kicking€oer€with€his€toeŠ Ü#,# ŠExclaim€in€stentorian€accents€€HullsŠ Ą$ $ ŠThese€troublesome€stones„€€Tis€a€terrible€pityŠ ¤%ō % ŠThey€have€paved€so€tremendously€badly€the€cityŠ ˆ&Ų!& ŠBut€the€reader€he€will€not€have€patience€to€readŠ l'¼"' ŠThese€nonsensical€frolics€and€I€must€proceedŠ P( #( ŠTo€a€gong€which€on€high€from€the€roof€wwas€suspendedŠ 4)„$) ŠWhose€howe€we€all€thought€never€was€to€be€endedŠ *h%* ŠI€think€that€as€had€as€a€stone€was€his€pateŠ ü*L&+ ŠAnd€as€deaf€as€a€post€is€was€Mr€CrosthwaiteŠ ą+0', ŠFor€hee€thwacked€and€he€whacked€and€he€beat€and€he€bangedŠ Ä,(- ŠAnd€the€gong€in€our€so€incessantly€clangdŠ Ø-ų(. 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ŠMost€wondrously€fine€or€she€would€not€have€brought€emŠ ų"H" ŠWhich€her€daughter€her€daughter€her€dear€darling€daughterŠ Ü#,# ŠHad€made€of€romantical€mountains€of€waterŠ Ą$ $ ŠAt€some€genteel€boarding€school€wasting€her€timeŠ ¤%ō % ŠAnd€also€her€paper€with€line€after€lineŠ ˆ&Ų!& ŠThe€houses€all€tipsy€most€giddily€reelingŠ l'¼"' Š€The€castles€in€air€most€confusedly€wheelingŠ P( #( Š€And€lions€like€cats€in€their€dark€caverns€broodingŠ 4)„$) ŠAnd€each€flying€cloud€like€a€flying€plumpuddingŠ *h%* ŠAnd€noble€stitched€quadrupeds€birds€insects€fishes€Š ü*L&+ ŠAnd€all€the€et€ceteras€of€boarding€school€missesŠ ą+0', ŠNow€dinner€brought€in€was€adorning€the€boardŠ Ä,(- ŠThe€dishes€we€hoped€were€most€plenteously€storedŠ Ø-ų(. 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ŠAnd€whats€more€than€all€these€sir€I€tell€you€I€shantŠ ų"H" ŠAnd€although€I€do€think€that€you€dout€it€much€loveŠ Ü#,# ŠIll€pepper€you€more€f'ort€I€was€thus€replied€JoveŠ Ą$ $ ŠBut€while€we€continued€this€vain€supplicationŠ ¤%ō % ŠWe€found€twas€unfitting€upon€the€occasionŠ ˆ&Ų!& ŠTo€stand€in€the€mud€€and€receive€all€the€rainŠ l'¼"' ŠWhile€talking€beseeching€and€praying€in€vainŠ P( #( ŠSo€pushing€our€steeds€to€a€galloping€trotŠ 4)„$) ŠThe€scene€we€were€passing€completely€forgot€Š *h%* ŠAnd€one€of€us€hitched€on€a€huge€ladies€saddleŠ ü*L&+ ŠOf€course€rather€awkward€for€riding€a€straddleŠ ą+0', ŠThe€ladies€and€carriage€completely€behindŠ Ä,(- ŠTowards€Keswick€we€galloped€as€swift€as€the€windŠ Ø-ų(. 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ŠTill€the€evenings€descent€too€us€all€by€supriseŠ ų"H" ŠThen€homeward€we€hied€with€a€great€deal€of€sorrowŠ Ü#,# ŠFor€leaving€the€lakes€and€the€mountains€tomorrowŠ Ą$ $ ŠThe€morning€arrived€Oh€twas€mournful€indeedŠ ¤%ō % ŠThe€hours€fled€away€with€such€terrible€speedŠ ˆ&Ų!& ŠWe€entered€the€coach€and€a€last€look€we€gaveŠ l'¼"' ŠAs€departing€we€rode€from€the€islanded€waveŠ P( #( ŠWe€looked€towards€Coniston€looked€to€ScawfellŠ 4)„$) ŠAnd€bade€those€lakes€and€those€mountains€farewellŠ *h%* ŠThen€swiftly€from€the€waters€we€flewŠ ü*L&+ ŠTill€the€towers€of€old€Kendal€appeared€on€the€viewŠ ą+0', ŠWe€past€by€those€hills€we€had€mounted€before€Š Ä,(- ŠWhen€our€path€lay€direct€for€old€Windermeres€shoreŠ Ø-ų(. 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ŠWho€found€at€Trogas€wide€and€sand€plain€graveŠ ų"H" ŠÓ  ÓĢIIIŠ Ą$ $ ŠÓ  ÓOh€ruined€Athens!€Where€thy€glory€nowŠ ¤%ō % ŠIst€hovering€oer€thy€ruins€stern€and€grey;Š ˆ&Ų!& ŠThou€who€didst€tear€from€Xerxes€haughty€brow,Š l'¼"' ŠThe€wreath,€that€he€so€late€had€grasped€of€bay,Š P( #( ŠSpite€of€his€golden€crested€stern€array!Š 4)„$) ŠWhere€is€thy€glory,€that€so€dearly€won,Š *h%* ŠAnd€bought€by€blood€upon€that€glorious€day€<>Š ü*L&+ ŠWhere€is€thy€might,€thy€power,€thy€grandeur€gone<>Š ą+0', ŠLet€their€proud€spirits€tell€who€died€at€Marathon.Š Ä,(- ŠÓ  ÓIVŠ Ø-ų(. 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ŠFrom€Rhebian€and€Dinaroc€crestŠ ų"H" ŠFoam€the€wild€waters€to€the€westŠ Ü#,# ŠFrom€fearful€Splungens€glaciered€headŠ Ą$ $ ŠThe€mighty€torrent€dashes€dreadŠ ¤%ō % ŠAnd€swelled€by€every€Alpine€snowŠ ˆ&Ų!& ŠNow€see€it€chase€these€cliffs€belowŠ l'¼"' ŠOh€whose€high€summits€deeply€rentŠ P( #( ŠRise€many€a€fortrops€battlementŠ 4)„$) ŠSeeming€the€lords€of€rock€<>€hillŠ *h%* ŠAnd€mighty€in€their€ruin€still.€Š ü*L&+ Š€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€1833.Š ą+0', ŠĢÓ  ÓChamouniŠ Ø-ų(. 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ŠSo€fairy€like€could€harbour€thereŠ ų"H" ŠFor€fields€of€bending€corn€there€grewŠ Ü#,# ŠClose€to€the€glaciers€wintry€blueŠ Ą$ $ ŠAnd€saw€we€the€sane€sunray€shineŠ ¤%ō % ŠOh€pasture€gay€and€mountains€pineŠ ˆ&Ų!& ŠWhose€dark€<<€and€symbol>>€spiry€forests€roseŠ l'¼"' ŠTile€mingled€with€eternal€snowsŠ P( #( ŠThat€climbed€into€the€clear€blue€skyŠ 4)„$) ŠIn€peaked€impending€majestyŠ *h%* ŠTis€pafsing€strange€that€such€a€placeŠ ü*L&+ ŠIn€all€its€native€lovelineys€Š ą+0', ŠShould,€pent€within€those€wilds€so€loneŠ Ä,(- ŠFor€many€ages€pafs€unknown€Š Ø-ų(. ŠUnknown€save€by€a€simple€fewŠ ° ŠWho€there€own€valley€only€knewŠ ”ä ŠNor€dared€the€mountains€ridge€that€boundŠ xČ ŠThat€lovely€vale€within€terrors€roundŠ \¬ ŠThat€lived€secluded€from€mankindŠ @ ŠBouleaded€yet€in€heart€and€mindŠ $ t ŠThat€lived€within€that€world€aloneŠ  X ŠA€world€of€beauty€of€their€own€Š ģ < ŠAnd€now€Helvetiaššs€cliffy€reignŠ Š  ŠBoutaias€not€in€her€Alpine€chainŠ “   ŠIn€valley€deep,€on€mountain€highŠ ˜ č  ŠA€race€like€those€of€ChamouniŠ |Ģ  ŠFor€they€have€loved€at€dawn€of€dayŠ `°  ŠTo€trace€the€chamois€fearful€wayŠ D”  ŠOr€on€the€toppling€shelf€of€snowŠ (x  ŠWith€crags€above€and€clouds€belowŠ  \  ŠOr€on€the€peak€whose€opury€headŠ š@ ŠIts€beeting€oer€abyses€dreadŠ Ō$ ŠWhere€place€for€foot€and€grasp€for€handŠ ø ŠIs€all€the€hunter€can€commandŠ œģ ŠOr€on€the€glaciers€rigid€waveŠ €Š ŠWhere€he€may€find€a€chassay€graueŠ d“ ŠKeturaiag€with€his€spoils€at€eachŠ H˜ ŠEre€the€real€sun€hath€left€the€heavenŠ ,| Š1833.Š ` ŠĢThose€who€have€long€bowest€themselves€in€reverence€<>Š Ų( Šadministration€to€the€imperial€passing€on€of€the€maiden€meditationŠ ¼  Šof€their€much€loved€haga,€who€have€fed€upon€her€thoughtsŠ  š Šof€beauty,€and€listened€to€her€words€of€wisdom,€must€insteadŠ „Ō Šbe€grieved€to€meet€with€the€most€exquisite€combination€ofŠ hø Šignorance€and€had€taste€which€she€has€just€presented€toŠ L œ Šthem€in€the€shape€of€a€criticism€on€the€works€ofŠ 0!€  ŠT€H€W€Turner.€R€A.€€It€usually€happens€that€peopleŠ "d! Šmost€admire€what€they€least€understand,€in€the€case€of€thisŠ ų"H" Šartist,€the€rule€is€reversed,€he€is€admired€because€understoodŠ Ü#,# Šonly€by€a€few.€€What€sort€of€a€critic€he€may€be€to€whom€Š Ą$ $ Šhaga€has€presented€the€magic€ring€of€her€authority,€appearsŠ ¤%ō % Što€me€very€difficult€to€determine.€€He€must€have€a€mindŠ ˆ&Ų!& Šfastidiously€high€bred,€indeed,€who€complains€of€vulgarity€inŠ l'¼"' ŠMurills.€€He€appears€never€to€have€seen€any€of€this€artistsŠ P( #( Šmore€elevated€pieces,€it€is€true€that€his€virgins€are€never€suchŠ 4)„$) ŠGoddefs€mothers€as€those€of€Lorregis€or€Raphael,€but,€theyŠ *h%* Šare€never€vulgar,€they€are€mortal,€but€into€their€mortal€featuresŠ ü*L&+ Šis€cast€such€a€light€of€holy€lovelinys,€such€a€beauty€ofŠ ą+0', Šsweet€soul,€such€an€unfathomable€love€as€renders€themŠ Ä,(- Šoccasionally€as€unworthy€rivals€of€the€imaginations€of€theŠ Ø-ų(. Šhigher€masters.€€€He€has€obsirved€with€truth,€that€the€picturesŠ ° Šin€the€British€Institutions€are€not€favourable€specimens€ofŠ ”ä Šthe€master€€€I€even€doubt€if€the€š šAngels€coming€to€AbrahamššŠ xČ Šbe€from€his€hand,€but€he€does€not€seem€aware€that€theŠ \¬ Šš šHoly€Familyšš€in€the€Dulwhich€gallery€is€as€much€inferior€toŠ @ Šsome€of€his€higher€efforts,€as€it€is€superior€to€the€paintingsŠ $ t Šin€the€British€Institution.€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€With€regard€to€hisŠ  X Šremarks€on€Turner.€€I€will€take€them€in€order.€€If€he€hadŠ ģ < Šexpressed€himself€grammatically,€I€believe€he€would€haveŠ Š  Šaffirmed€that€the€š šVenice€of€Juliet€and€her€nurse,€š š€wasŠ “   Ša€composition€from€models€of€different€parts€of€the€cityŠ ˜ č  ŠThrown€as€he€elegantly€expresses€it€š šhiggledy€piddledy€together.ššŠ |Ģ  ŠNow,€it€is€one€such€thing,€it€is€a€view€taken€from€the€roofs€ofŠ `°  Šthe€houses€at€the€L.W.€angle€of€St€Marks€place,€having€theŠ D”  Šlagoon€on€the€right€and€the€column€<<€and€symbol>>€church€of€St€Mark€inŠ (x  Šfront.€€The€view€is€accurate€in€every€particular,€even€to€the€numberŠ  \  Šof€divisions€in€the€gothic€of€the€Dogeššs€palace.€€It€would€IŠ š@ Šthink€be€as€well,€if€your€critic€would€take€something€moreŠ Ō$ Šcertain€than€his€own€vague€ideas€to€bear€witeus€to€a€factŠ ø Šwhich€tends€to€the€depreciation€of€a€picture,€and€which€wasŠ œģ Što€be€aspurted€by€Maga.€€He€next€proceeds€to€inform€us,€thatŠ €Š ŠTurner€is€out€of€osture.€€Perhaps,€since€he€has€made€this€mostŠ d“ Šsingular€discovery,€he€may€have€an€idea€that€thereššs€neššer€a€villainŠ H˜ Šdwelling€in€all€Denmark,€but€heššs€an€errant€knave.€€He€mayŠ ,| Ševen€have€supposed€that€there€never€actually€existed€such€aŠ ` Šthing€as€Ariel,€may€have€suspected€that€Oberon€<>€Titania€neverŠ ōD Šwalked€the€turf€of€Athenian€forests,€way,€the€far€more€singular€Š Ų( Šidea€may€have€intered€his€percranium,€that€the€super„€in.Š ¼  Športion€of€an€apes€head€on€his€own€shoulders€would€beŠ  š Šš šout€of€naturešš€Turner€may€be€mad.€I€dare€say€he€is,Š „Ō Šinasmuch€as€highest€genius€in€allied€to€madness,€but€not€soŠ hø Šstark€mad€as€to€profess€to€paint€nature,€he€paints€from€nature,Š L œ Š<>€pretty€far€from€it€too,€<>€he€would€be€sadly€disappointedŠ 0!€  Šwho€looked€in€his€pictures€for€a€possible€scene.€€Are€we€to€Š "d! Šquarrel€with€him€for€this,€if€we€are,€let€us€at€once€condemnŠ ų"H" Što€obline€ti€finest€works€of€the€imagination€of€out€poet.Š Ü#,# ŠThe€ancient€mariner€<>€Christabel€must€be€vile€PrometheusŠ Ą$ $ Šunbound,€ubsurd__€much€of€Shakespeare€detitlable€__€MiltonŠ ¤%ō % Šridiculous__€Speacer€childish.€Alas,€the€spirit€of€ole€poetryŠ ˆ&Ų!& Šmust€come€under€the€animadersious€of€sweeping€rule.Š l'¼"' Šą  ąYour€critic€finds€much€fault€with€Turnerššs€colour,€I€think€heŠ P( #( Šhimself€has€rather€a€singular€idea€of€colour€when€he€remarksŠ 4)„$) Šof€a€yellow€petticoat,€that€it€looks€as€if€it€had€been€dipped€inŠ *h%* Štreacle,€I€suppose€however€this€is€for€the€sake€of€paltry€fun€whichŠ ü*L&+ Šfollows.€€He€goes€on€to€remark€that€his€execution€is€š šchildishšš__Š ą+0', ŠOf€all€artists,€Turner€is€perhaps€the€least€deserving€if€such€blameŠ Ä,(- Šhe€can€produce€instautaueous€effect€by€a€role€of€his€brush_€<>€withŠ Ø-ų(. Ša€few€dashes€of€mingled€colour,€will€express€the€most€complicatedŠ ° Šsubject,€the€means€implayed€appear€more€astonishingly€inadegaleŠ ”ä Što€the€effect€produced€than€any€other€master.€€No€oneŠ xČ Šcan€deny€that€the€faults€of€Turner€are€numerous,€<>€perhapsŠ \¬ Šmore€egregious,€than€those€of€any€other€great€existing€artist,Š @ Šbut,€if€he€has€greater€faults,€he€has€also€greater€beauties.Š $ t ŠThe€erilie€affirms€that€he€had€deprived€the€sun€of€hisŠ  X Šbirthright€to€cast€shadows.€Now€the€manner€in€which€TurnerŠ ģ < Šmakes€his€visible€sunbeams€walk€over€his€foregroundsŠ Š  Štowards€the€spectator€is€one€of€his€most€peculiar€beauties,Š “   Š<>€in€this€very€Juiture€of€Mercury€<>€Arays€it€is€inimitablyŠ ˜ č  Šfine,€_€<>€is€produced€by€the€exquisite€perspective€of€his€Š |Ģ  ŠShadows,€<>€the€singular€lurid€tints€of€his€reflected€lights.Š `°  ŠThe€counoisseur€remarks€a€few€pages€further€on,€that€š šņņevenóó€Š D”  Šcomposition€is€often€made€out€by€light,€shade,€<>€colour.€Will€heŠ (x  Šinform€us€what€else€what€else€it€could€be€made€out€by.€Form€does€a€Š  \  Šlittle,€but€nothing€compared€to€light,€shade,€<>€colour€<>€this€heŠ š@ Šproceeds€to€assure€us€the€graver€cannot€give.€€A€good€engraverŠ Ō$ Šcan€express€any€variety€of€colour,€as€in€neutral€tints,€<>€it€is€the€power€of€Š ø Šgiving€light€<>€shade€by€pure€colour€in€which€Turner€so€peculiarŠ œģ Šby€excels,€<>€by€which€his€pictures€become€so€wonderfully€adaptedŠ €Š Šfor€engraving€(for€I€pressure€that€even€this€Loilus€of€TurnerŠ d“ Šwith€not€venture€to€deny€that€engravings€from€Turner€are€notŠ H˜ Šinimitably€fine,€<>€unapproachable€by€those€from€the€paintings€ofŠ ,| Šany€other€artist)€<>€this€peculiarity€in€his€manner€is€remarkablyŠ ` Šobservable€in€Mercury€<>€Argus€for€though€the€shadows€of€the€com„Š ōD Špleted€foreground€are€beautifully€true,€they€are€all€expressed€byŠ Ų( Šcolour.€That€this€is€contrary€to€nature,€<>€to€the€rules€of€artŠ ¼  ŠI€do€not€deny_€<>€therefore€it€is€a€great€pity€that€the€admir„Š  š Šation€of€the€geaius€of€Turner,€which€is€almost€universal€amoungŠ „Ō Šartists,€raises€up€so€many€imitators€_€He€is€a€meteor,€dashingŠ hø Šon€in€a€path€of€glory€which€all€may€admire,€but€in€whichŠ L œ Šnone€can€follow€_€<>€his€imitators€must€be,€<>€always€have€beenŠ 0!€  Šmoths€fluttering€about€lights€into€which€if€they€enter,€theyŠ "d! Šare€destroyed€_€His€imagination€is€Shakespearian€in€itsŠ ų"H" Šmightiness.€€Had€the€scene€of€Juliet€<>€her€nurse€risen€upŠ Ü#,# Šbefore€the€mind€of€a€poet€<>€been€described€in€words€thatŠ Ą$ $ Šburn,€it€had€been€the€admiration€of€the€worlds,€but€placedŠ ¤%ō % Šbefore€us€on€the€cancass,€it€becomes_€what€critics€of€the€brushŠ ˆ&Ų!& Š<<€and>>€pallet€may€show€their€evil€upon,€at€the€expence€of€their€judge„Š l'¼"' Šment€<>€what€real€artists,€<>€men€of€feeling€<>€taste€admireŠ P( #( Šbut€dare€not€attempt€to€imitate.€€€€€€€€€Many€coloured€mistsą p ąą Č ąŠ 4)„$) Šare€floating€above€the€distant€city,€but€such€mists€asŠ *h%* Šyou€might€imagine€to€be€aetherial€spirits€souls€of€the€Š ü*L&+ Šmighty€dead€breathed€out€of€the€tombs€of€Italy€into€the€Š ą+0', Šblue€of€her€bright€heaven,€<>€wandering€in€vague€<>€infinite€Š Ä,(- Šglory€around€the€earth€that€they€have€loved_€instinct€withŠ Ø-ų(. Šthe€beauty€of€uncertain€light,€they€move€<>€mingle€among€theŠ ° Špale€stars,€<>€rise€up€into€the€brightness€of€the€illimitableŠ ”ä Šheaven,€whose€soft€sad€blue€gazes€down€into€the€deepŠ xČ Šwaters€of€the€sea€for€ever,€that€sea€whose€motionless€<>€silent€Š \¬ Štransparency€is€beaming€with€phosphor€light,€that€emauatesŠ @ Šout€of€its€sapphire€serenity€like€bright€dreams,€breathed€Š $ t Šinto€the€spirit€of€a€deep€sleep,<>€the€spires€of€the€glorious€cityŠ  X Šrise€indistinctly€bright€into€those€living€mists,€like€pyramidsŠ ģ < Šof€pale€fire€from€some€vast€altar,€<>€almost€the€glory€of€the€Š Š  Šdream,€there€is€as€it€were€the€voice€of€a€multitude€enteringŠ “   Šby€the€eye,€arising€from€the€stillages€of€the€city€like€the€sum„Š ˜ č  Šmer€wind€passing€over€the€leaves€of€the€fores€when€a€mur„Š |Ģ  Šmur€is€heard€amidst€their€multitude.€€€This€oh€Maga€isŠ `°  Šthe€jucture€which€your€critic€has€pronounce€to€be€like€š šmodelsŠ D”  Šof€different€parts€of€Venice€streaked€blue€<>€white€<>€thrownŠ (x  Šinto€a€flour€tubšš€€€€€€€That€this€picture€is€not€seen€byŠ  \  Šother€starlight,€sunlight,€moonlight,€or€fire€light€is€perfectlyŠ š@ Štrue,€it€is€a€light€of€his€own,€which€no€other€artist€can€Š Ō$ Šproduce,€a€light€which€seems€swing€to€some€phosphorescentŠ ø Šproperty€in€the€air.€€The€picture€can€be€<>€ought€only€to€beŠ œģ Šviewed€as€embodied€enchantment,€delineated€magic.Š €Š ŠWith€regard€to€this€connoisseurššs€remarks€on€our€presentŠ d“ Šschool€of€painting,€I€perfectly€agree€with€him.€€The€mere„Š H˜ Štrictions€glare€of€Somerset€House,€or€of€any€of€our€modernŠ ,| Šexhibitions€is€strikingly€faulty€<>€disagreeable,€but€Turner€is€Š ` Šan€exception€to€all€rules€<>€can€be€judged€by€no€standard€ofŠ ōD Šart.€€In€a€wildly€magnificent€enthusiam,€he€rushes€throughŠ Ų( Šthe€aetherial€dominions€of€the€world€of€his€own€mind,€aŠ ¼  Šplace€inhabited€by€the€spirits€of€things,€he€has€filled€hisŠ  š Šmind€with€materials€drawn€from€the€close€study€of€nature€Š „Ō Š(no€artist€has€studied€nature€more€intently)€_€<>€then€changesŠ hø Š<>€combines€giving€effects€without€absolute€causes,€or€to€speakŠ L œ Šmore€accurately€seizing€the€soul€<>€essence€of€beauty,€without€Š 0!€  Šregarding€the€means€by€which€it€is€effected.€€€It€appearsŠ "d! Što€me€that€you€critic€intends€to€refer€to€something€of€this€Š ų"H" Šsort€when€he€says€(€what€he€meant€to€say€I€cannot€tell,€forŠ Ü#,# Šhe€has€left€it€to€his€readers€to€express,€as€well€as€to€answerŠ Ą$ $ Šhis€objections)€he€says€that€š šgenius€ought€to€stand€aloneŠ ¤%ō % Šbecause€none€to€follow€it.šš€Now€if€I€do€him€the€favourŠ ˆ&Ų!& Što€put€this€into€English€for€him,€it€will€be€I€supposeŠ l'¼"' Šbecause€none€are€capable€of€following€it?€€He€might€as€well€tellŠ P( #( Šus€that€a€man€walked€alone,€because€nobody€else€walkedŠ 4)„$) Šwith€him.€€Have€not€all€persons€the€same€fingers€<>€museles,Š *h%* Šbrushes,€canvass,€<>€colours?€Genius€cannot€show€itself€byŠ ü*L&+ Šmere€handling.€_€it€is€by€the€difference€in€their€powers€<>€Š ą+0', Špryudices€that€minds€are€distinguished.€€All€genius€isŠ Ä,(- Šmannered,€<>€frequently€ecxentree€<>€it€is€not€the€effort€of€a€Š Ø-ų(. Šlittle€mind€to€be€singular,€but€the€doing€of€a€mighty€mindŠ ° Šwhich€we€perceive€in€the€works€of€Turner.€€All€minds€more€Š ”ä Šin€a€peculiar€channel,€<>€think€<>€feel€in€a€peculiar€mannerŠ xČ ŠTurner€thinks€<>€feels€in€colour,€he€cannot€help€doing€so._Š \¬ ŠNature€has€given€his€a€peculiar€eye,€_€<>€a€wildly€beautifulŠ @ Šimagination,€<>€he€must€obey€its€dictates,€<>€the€astouishmentŠ $ t Š<>€admiration,€would€he€as€reasonable€in€supposing€thatŠ  X Šhe€could€direct€its€cause,€as€are€the€pretty€counousseurs,€whoŠ ģ < Šimagine€themselves€capable€of€comprehending,€guiding€and€Š Š  Šdictating€to€the€elective€genius€of€Turner.€€€At€the€presentŠ “   Šday,€coutusely,€<>€scorn,€<>€animadersion€are€heaped€on€theŠ ˜ č  Šdevoted€head€of€this€artist€by€the€short„handed€reporters€of€Š |Ģ  Šnewspapers,€<>€short„sighted€critics€of€magazines.€€InnumerableŠ `°  Šdogs€are€baying€the€moon_€do€they€think€she€will€bate€of€Š D”  Šher€brightness,€or€aberrate€from€the€majesty€of€her€path?Š (x  ŠThere€is€no€danger€that€either€the€fame€or€the€feelings€of€Š  \  ŠTurner€should€be€hurt€by€such€š šcriticismšš_€but€there€isŠ š@ Šdanger,€imminent€danger€of€injury€to€the€reputation€of€Š Ō$ Šhis€critics.€€This€is€of€no€consequence€where€those€critics€areŠ ø Šbut€the€writers€of€a€day_€persons€whose€reputation€is€ofŠ œģ Šas€little€consequence,€as€their€opinion_€But€when€MagaŠ €Š Šlakes€up€the€pen€of€criticism€she€should€remember,€that€the€Š d“ Šinjury€of€her€honour€is€proportionate€to€the€value€of€herŠ H˜ Šwords,€<>€the€might€of€her€authority,€<>€that€authority€shouldŠ ,| Šbe€delighted€to€persons€who€can€judge€accurately,€feel€alwaysŠ ` Š<>Š Ų( Šchildishness€in€the€pencil€of€Turner.Š ¼  Š€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€October€1ņņstóó€<>€1836.Š  š ŠĢĢĢĢĢ€ĢĢĢ