ly different object； that such a being must have a brain in its bead； and a heart in its
breast。
§ 73
A similar process of reasoning is adopted； in reference to the correct assertion that genius； talent；
moral virtues； and sentiments； and piety； may be found in every zone； under all political
constitutions and conditions； in confirmation of which examples are forthing in abundance。 If in
this assertion； the acpanying distinctions are intended to be repudiated as unimportant or
non…essential； reflection evidently limits itself to abstract categories； and ignores the specialities of
the object in question； which certainly fall under no principle recognised by such categories。 That
intellectual position which adopts such merely formal points of view； presents a vast field for
ingenious questions； erudite views； and striking parisons； for profound seeming reflections and
declamations； which may be rendered so much the more brilliant in proportion as the subject they
refer to is indefinite； and are susceptible of new and varied forms in inverse proportion to the
importance of the results that can be gained from them； and the certainly and rationality of their
issues。 Under such an aspect the well known Indian Epopees may be pared with the Homeric；
perhaps — since it is the vastness of the imagination by which poetical genius proves itself —
preferred to them； as； on account of the similarity of single strokes of imagination in the attributes
of the divinities； it has been contended that Greek mythological forms may be recognised in those
of India。 Similarly the Chinese philosophy； as adopting the One as its basis； has been alleged to be
the sam