STUDY X. 49 



myfelf in the examination of their different con- 

 certs ; it is a fubject whofe riches are inexhauftible. 

 All that could be expected from my fcanty fund 

 was the indication of a few of their principles. I 

 fhall endeavour, however, to trace a flight fketch 

 of the manner in which (lie harmonizes the com- 

 mon fields of our harvefts, thefe, being the pro- 

 duction of human agriculture, feem abandoned to 

 the monotony that characterizes mod of the 

 Works of Man. 



Firft of all, it is remarkable, that we here find 

 that charming (hade of green, produced by the al- 

 liance of the two primordial oppofite colours, 

 which are the yellow and the blue. This harmo- 

 nic colour decompounds itfelf, in it's turn, by an- 

 other metamorphofis, toward the time of the har- 

 vefl, into the three primordial colours, namely, 

 the yellow of the ripening corn, the red of the 

 wild poppy, and the azure of the blue-bottle. 

 Thefe two plants are found intermingled with the 

 (landing corn, all over Europe, let the farmer 

 take what pains he may in fifting the grain, and 

 weeding his field. They form, by their harmony, 

 a very rich purple tint, which riles admirably on 

 the yellow ground of the corn-field. 



If you ftudy thefe two plants feparately, you 



will find between them a variety of particular 



vol. in. £ contrafts; 



