[73] _Demon_ is the Greek name for the same being, its present infernal associations having been merely imported by the hostility and superstition of early Christianity. Socrates, for instance, attributed all his wisdom to his ‘daimonion’, and _genius_ must undoubtedly have been affected by this word through the assiduous translation of Greek philosophy into Latin which began in the Augustan period. [74] A Greek monetary unit. [75] To the beginning of this period in Germany we owe the word _aesthetic_, which we take from the German philosopher Baumgarten’s use of ‘aesthetik’ to describe a “criticism of taste” considered as part of a complete philosophy. Needless to say, the word chosen (Greek ‘aisthētos’, ‘perceived by the senses’) bears a relation to the nature of Baumgarten’s theory. [76] See p. 118. [77] Longinus, _On the Sublime_, a treatise which exerted a remarkable influence on English criticism from the time of Dryden onwards. [78] Coleridge: _Biographia Literaria_. [79] I.e. man’s; the allusion is, of course, to plastic and visual art. TRANSCRIBER’S NOTE Footnote [15] is referenced twice from page 47. Footnote [48] is referenced twice from page 151. Footnote [59] is referenced twice from page 174. Footnote [66] is referenced twice from page 183. Obvious typographical errors and punctuation errors have been corrected after careful comparison with other occurrences within the text and consultation of external sources. Except for those changes noted below, all misspellings in the text, and inconsistent or archaic usage, have been retained. Pg 35: ‘wellnigh spent’ replaced by ‘well-nigh spent’. Pg 129: ‘are meridans of’ replaced by ‘are meridians of’. Pg 178: ‘wellnigh bankrupt’ replaced by ‘well-nigh bankrupt’. Pg 217 Index: ‘mezzotint’ replaced by ‘mezzotinto’. Pg 219 Index: ‘radiance’ replaced by ‘Radiance’ (first in group ‘R’). Footnote [58]: ‘contantly used’ replaced by ‘constantly used’.