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fol. 16r     [fol. 15v is blank]  		Chapter III of Part I, Section I: 'Of Ideas of Power' (3.95-98)
      
      
      
     is the real meaning of the word excellent , as opposed to those of
     beautiful - sublime - impressive &c. & we shall always use the
     word excellent. as signifying . something which required a great
     power for its production .
 5   We have said those things are excellent . which require both
     power for their production. and bear evidence of it .  But it
     would have been enough , had we only said . which require power
     for their production .     For whatever does so - bears evidence of
     its doing so . to all who have knowledge enough to comprehend
10   the nature of its production .     The power of perceiving what 		
     powers are required for the production of a thing . is the power
     of perceiving excellence .
     It is a very frequent saying of men . that they waste their high
     powers on unworthy objects .  Now the object - (we are speaking of
15   works of art) may be unworthy if it be ugly or painful or uninteresting)
     but the thing produced is alwaysexcellent according to the power .  It is
     impossible that a great power should be employed . without producing
     excellence .  <G*.*>  <P*.*>  *It is often said such and such a man <lost his> wasted
     his high powers on painting lemon peels .  No - he let his high powers
20   rest & lie dormant - if he had any - while he used his little & mean powers to

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