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Apr 27/73/ From Rev in Edinburgh, perhaps I ought to add after when I speak of no use from paintings.— I have strongly blamed & produced from the opinion, it may of course be the artists imagination; but I should not think that anyone can feel sure of the central be [illeg] all to one of a picture (exists any one which may [lines illeg] asked what its proper.— I shall have occasion perhaps to state thus many of its [illeg illeg] states of the mind can also be recognized by the eyes & [words illeg] portrayed by other artists, but I have noy been so fortunate as to find any definite description of what it is in the [words illeg] excess and state of mind. The artist can each derive & [words illeg] - say probably instead of no doubt about sense of beauty. Reviewer says Shelley [illeg] expression. →

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I ought to read Sir C. Bell again & see if anything dispute on Pictures

[Baynes, T. S.] 1873. [Review of Expression]. Edinburgh Review 137 (April): 492-528. [Darwin Pamphlet Collection reviews 226]. PDF