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and of the fimpleft competition, had little to 

 recommend it, but the obfervance of the 

 minutiae of nature. Thefe he charafterized 

 with truth j and thefe alone have given a 

 value to his works. 



On the other hand, Claude, PoufTm, Sal- 

 vator, and other matters, who exhibited nature 

 more at large > took greater liberties. Their 

 landfcapes were generally carried into remote 

 diftance; and the beauty of their extenfive 

 fcenes depended more on compofition^ and 

 general effett, than on the exact refemblance of 

 particular objects. 



But the fcenery of the internal parts of a 

 foreft is not merely confined to trees. There 

 is often an opportunity of introducing a little 

 more variety. The fandy bank mentioned 

 above, the piece of rocky ground, or the wind- 

 ing road, are fometimes found in forefts; and 

 are always introduced with good effect. Some 

 of the beft of Waterlo's fcenes are indebted to 

 thefe circumftances for their beauty. 



A pool of water too is a lucky incident. 

 When it is fhrouded with trees, and reflects 

 from it's deep, black mirror the mofly branches 

 of an oak, or other objects in it's neighbour- 

 hood, which have received a ftrong touch of 



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