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THE ANALYSIS OF BEAUTY
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A MATTER OF SIZE

Mr. HOGARTH:    Think of the gym goer and how his body enlarges and distends and can grow quite grotesque …

Mr. WALPOLE:    So you’re saying that it’s all a matter of size?

Mr. HOGARTH:    It’s quantity which adds greatness to grace, yet, while this is so, excess is to be avoided or quantity can become clumsy, heavy and ridiculous.