The next source of pleasure in this sense, as in every other, is the continually presenting somewhat new; and we find that bodies which continually vary their surface, are much the most pleasant or beautiful to the feeling, as any one that pleases may experience.
Burke identifies the enjoyment derived from variety in surfaces, suggesting that change enhances beauty and pleasure.
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