221 back of 198 222 Receptive. Moti[o]o[r]n[s] CLASSIFICATION OF ARTS. Body: Senses. Muscles I have always felt that in every subject of science, it Soul Affections Resolutions was very vain to dispute respecting methods of classi- Spirit Intelligence Imagination. fication; but that many classifications would occur to the minds of those who were familiar with the subject, of Pe[o]r[e]fection of sense and morality from habit which sometimes one - sometimes another, would be adopted --- --- --- --- --- --- --- -- from intelligence and according to the object in view - but of which all would affection. present some inconvenience of rigidly adhered to. Actual or by Intelligence 1st Now for a division of man: Then by Character - as love attention, delight, principles Three parts - Body Soul Intellect Finally by imagination. (Body) Muscular or Motive. (Motive or muscular) Make fine arts consequent on Affection, as well as imagina- (Body) Sentient or recipient. (Receptive or Sensitive.) tion. Soul) Resolving or Ordaining (Motive or revolving) And it is to be noted of the Receptive part of the Soul Soul) Sentient or Affectionate (Receptive or affectionate) and Intellect that they are retentive as well as receptive (Intel[e]lect) Ordaining or Imaginative - (Motive or Imagination) the affection being maintained after the exiling object is (Intellect) Sentinentoor Intelligent - (Receptive or Intelli- removed, and the knowledge or understanding retained gent) by Memory: while the preceptive part of the Body: the Sense is not retentive: but loses hold of the impression the moment the exciting object is removed. Now the arts address themselves to the Receptive part of Under imagination, class fancy wirh readiness of materials all three. To the receiving senses: the receiving Under Intelligence, Penetration, and combination. or emotional part of the soul the receiving Intellect or Intelligence. They are produced by the Ordaining or Cammandment part of all three. Only observe the closeness of the connection for the Sen- tient or affectionate part of the soul Hives at once stren- strength to the muscles - firmness to the resolution - quickness to the intelligence.
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