umulation of electric ethers by contact. V. By
vicinity; Volta's electrophorus and Rennet's doubler. VI. By heat and
by decomposition; the tourmalin; cats; galvanic pile; evaporation of
water. VII. The spark from the conductor; electric light; not
accounted for by Franklin's theory. VIII. Shock from a coated jar;
perhaps an unrestrainable ethereal fluid yet unobserved; electric
condensation. IX. Galvanic electricity. X. Two magnetic ethers;
analogy between magnetism and electricity; differences between them.
XI. Conclusion.

NOTE XIII. ANALYSIS OF TASTE.

Taste may signify the pleasures received by any of the senses, but not
those which simply attend perception; four sources of pleasure in
vision. I. Novelty or infrequency of visible objects; surprise. II.
Repetition; beating of a drum; dancing; architecture; landscapes;
picturesque; beautiful; romantic; sublime. III. Melody of colours. IV.
Association of agreeable sentiments with visible objects; vision the
language of touch; sentiment of beauty.

NOTE XIV. THEORY AND STRUCTURE OF LANGUAGE.

Ideas; words the names or symbols of ideas. I. Conjunctions and
prepositions; abbreviations of other words. II. Nouns substantive.
III. Adjectives, articles; participles, adverbs. IV. Verbs;
progressive production of language.

NOTE XV. ANALYSIS OF ARTICULATE SOUNDS.

I. Imperfections of the present alphabet; of our orthography. II.
Production of sounds. III. Structure of the alphabet; mute and
antesonant consonants, and nasal liquids; sibilants and sonisibilants;
orisonant liquids; four pairs of vowels; alphabet consists of
thirty-one letters; speaking figure.

ERRATUM.

Additional Notes, p. 43, l. 3, for Canto II, l. 129, read Canto II, l.
165.

T. Bensley, Printer, Bolt Court; Fleet Street, London.

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