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I. A Face on Which Time Makes but Little Impression

           Fairprospectswedhappilywithfairtimes;butalas,iftimesbenotfair!Menhaveoftenersufferedfrom,themockeryofaplacetoosmilingfortheirreasonthanfromtheoppressionofsurroundingsoversadlytinged.HaggardEgdonappealedtoasubtlerandscarcerinstinct,toamorerecentlylearntemotion,thanthatwhichrespondstothesortofbeautycalledcharmingandfair.

           Indeed,itisaquestioniftheexclusivereignofthisorthodoxbeautyisnotapproachingitslastquarter.ThenewValeofTempemaybeagauntwasteinThule;humansoulsmayfindthemselvesincloserandcloserharmonywithexternalthingswearingasombrenessdistastefultoourracewhenitwasyoung.Thetimeseemsnear,ifithasnotactuallyarrived,whenthechastenedsublimityofamoor,asea,oramountainwillbeallofnaturethatisabsolutelyinkeepingwiththemoodsofthemorethinkingamongmankind.Andultimately,tothecommonesttourist,spotslikeIcelandmaybecomewhatthevineyardsandmyrtlegardensofSouthEuropearetohimnow;andHeidelbergandBadenbepassedunheededashehastensfromtheAlpstothesanddunesofScheveningen.

           ThemostthoroughgoingasceticcouldfeelthathehadanaturalrighttowanderonEgdon—hewaskeepingwithinthelineoflegitimateindulgencewhenhelaidhimselfopentoinfluencessuchasthese.Coloursandbeautiessofarsubduedwere,atleast,thebirthrightofall.Onlyinsummerdaysofhighestfeatherdiditsmoodtouchthelevelofgaiety.

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