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in all the remains of Grecian, or Roman anti- 

 quity, of a Jbort dock^ or a nag-tail. 



Befides the horfe, the foreft is much fre- 

 quented by another animal of his genus, 

 inferior indeed in dignity; but fuperior in 

 picturefque beauty; I mean the afs. Among 

 all the tribes of animals, fcarce one is more 

 ornamental in landfcape. In what his pic- 

 turefque beauty confifts, whether in his pe- 

 culiar character in his ftrong lines in his 

 colouring in the roughnefs of his coat or 

 in the mixture of all would be difficult per- 

 haps to ascertain. The obfervation however 

 is undoubtedly true ; and every piclurefque 

 eye will acknowledge it. Berghem bears full 

 teftimony to it's truth. In his pictures the 

 afs makes often the moft diftinguimed figure : 

 and a late excellent landfcape-painter *, I have 

 heard, generally kept this animal by him, 

 that he might have it always at hand to 

 introduce in various attitudes, into his pic- 

 tures. 



* Mr. Gainfborough. 



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