SupposethegreatHydrographeroftheAdmiraltyhimselfcan’tdescribeit，whosurveyedtheplace；supposeMr。Fellowes，whodiscovereditafterwards——suppose，Isay，SirJohnFellowes，Knt。，can’tdoit（andIdefyanymanofimaginationtogotanimpressionofTelmessusfromhisbook）——canyou，vainman，hopetotry？Theeffectoftheartist，asItakeit，oughttobe，toproduceuponhishearer’smind，byhisart，aneffectsomethingsimilartothatproducedonhisownbythesightofthenaturalobject。Onlymusic，orthebestpoetry，candothis。Keats’s\"OdetotheGrecianUrn\"isthebestdescriptionIknowofthatsweetoldsilentruinofTelmessus。Afteryouhaveonceseenit，theremembranceremainswithyou，likeatunefromMozart，whichheseemstohavecaughtoutofheaven，andwhichringssweetharmonyinyourearsforeverafter！It’sabenefitforallafterlife！
Youhavebuttoshutyoureyes，andthink，andrecallit，andthedelightfulvisioncomessmilingback，toyourorder！——thedivineair——thedeliciouslittlepageant，whichnaturesetbeforeyouonthisluckyday。
Hereistheentrymadeinthenote-bookontheeventfulday：-\"InthemorningsteamedintothebayofGlaucus——landedatMakri——
cheerfulolddesolatevillage——theatrebythebeautifulsea-shore——
greatfertility，oleanders——apalm-treeinthemidstofthevillage，spreadingoutlikeaSultan’saigrette——sculpturedcaverns，ortombs，upthemountain——camelsoverthebridge。\"