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words　descriptive　of　objects　distant　from　my　senses。　I　have　felt　the

rondure　of　the　infants　tender　form。　I　can　apply　this　perception　to　the

landscape　and　to　the　far…off　hills。

ANALOGIES　IN　SENSE　PERCEPTION

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ANALOGIES　IN　SENSE　PERCEPTION

I　HAVE　not　touched　the　outline　of　a　star　nor　the　glory　of　the　moon；　but

I　believe　that　God　has　set　two　lights　in　mind；　the　greater　to　rule　by

day　and　the　lesser　by　night；　and　by　them　I　know　that　I　am　able　to

navigate　my　life…bark；　as　certain　of　reaching　the　haven　as　he　who　steers

by　the　North　Star。　Perhaps　my　sun　shines　not　as　yours。　The　colours　that

glorify　my　world；　the　blue　of　the　sky；　the　green　of　the　fields；　may　not

correspond　exactly　with　those　you　delight　in；　but　they　are　none　the　less

colour　to　me。　The　sun　does　not　shine　for　my　physical　eyes；　nor　does　the

lightning　flash；　nor　do　the　trees　turn　green　in　the　spring；　but　they

have　not　therefore　ceased　to　exist；　any　more　than　the　landscape　is

annihilated　when　you　turn　your　back　on　it。

I　understand　how　scarlet　can　differ　from　crimson　because　I　know　that　the

smell　of　an　orange　is　not　the　smell　of　a　grape…fruit。　I　can　also

conceive　that　colours　have　shades；　and　guess　what　shades　are。　In　smell

and　taste　there　are　varieties　not　broad　enough　to　be　fundamental；　so　I

call　them　shades。　There　are　half　a　dozen　roses　near　me。　They　all　have

the　unmistakable　rose　scent；　yet　my　nose　tells　me　that　they　are　not　the

same。　The　American　Beauty　is　distinct　from　the　Jacqueminot　and　La

France。　Odours　in　certain　grasses　fade　as　really　to　my　sense　as　certain

colours　do　to　yours　in　the　sun。　The　freshness　of　a　flower　in　my　hand　is

analogous　to　the　freshness　I　taste　in　an　apple　newly　picked。　I　make　use

of　analogies　like　these　to　enlarge　my　conceptions　of　colours。　Some

analogies　which　I　draw　between　qualities　in　surface　and　vibration；　taste

and　smell；　are　drawn　by　others　between　sight；　hearing；　and　touch。　This

fact　encourages　me　to　persevere；　to　try　and　bridge　the　gap　between　the

eye　and　the　hand。

Certainly　I　get　far　enough　to　sympathize　with　the　delight　that　my　kind

feel　in　beauty　they　see　and　harmony　they　hear。　This　bond　between

humanity　and　me　is　worth　keeping；　even　if　the　idea　on　which　I　base　it