3. By the Order of Balance I mean some equal opposition and consequent
equilibrium, as it occurs at some moment of Time or at some point
of Space; an equilibrium which induces, for the moment and in its
place, a suspension of all change or movement, and causes a pause
or a rest. The equilibrium may be one of physical forces (forces of
weight or resistance) or forces of will. It may be an equilibrium
of sense-impressions or attractions, of interests, of alternative
propositions or ideas. It may be the equilibrium of a perfect
antithesis. Certain moments of Time, certain points of Space, are
distinguished from others by instances of equilibrium or balance. The
balance being lost, in any case, we have at once some movement. If this
movement is regular, and marked in its regularity, we get, instead of
Balance, Rhythm.