Mr. Lyell's system of geology is just half the truth, and no more. He affirms a great deal that is true, and he denies a great deal which is equally true; which is the general characteristic of all systems not embracing the whole truth.

Within today, tomorrow is already walking.

Cant is the parrot talk of a profession.

Tranquillity! thou better name Than all the family of Fame.

The worth and value of knowledge is in proportion to the worth and value of its object.

And here were forests ancient as the hills, Enfolding sunny spots of greenery.

The Beautiful arises from the perceived harmony of an object, whether sight or sound, with the inborn and constitutive rules of the judgment and imagination: and it is always intuitive.