I do not here mean to confine music to any one species of notes, or tones, neither is it an art in which I can say I have any great skill.

My sole design in this remark is to settle a consistent idea of beauty.

The infinite variety of the affections of the soul will suggest to a good head, and skilful ear, a variety of such sounds as are fitted to raise them.

It can be no prejudice to this, to clear and distinguish some few particulars that belong to the same class, and are consistent with each other, from the immense crowd of different and sometimes contradictory ideas, that rank vulgarly under the standard of beauty.

And of these it is my intention to mark such only of the leading points as show the conformity of the sense of hearing with all the other senses, in the article of their pleasures.
SECTION XXVI.
TASTE AND SMELL.
This general agreement of the senses is yet more evident on minutely considering those of taste and smell.