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are melted together in harmony. We of- 

 ten fee the effects of this mode of atmofphere 

 in various fpecies of landfcape ; but it has 

 no where a better effect, than on the woods 

 of the foreft. Nothing appears through mift 

 more beautiful, than trees a little removed 

 from the eye, when they are oppofed to trees 

 at hand : for as the foliage of a tree confifts 

 of a great number of parts, the contrail is 

 very pleating between the varied furface of 

 the tree at hand, and the dead, unvaried 

 appearance of the removed one. Very often 

 a picture in part unfinifhed, pleafes the eye 

 more from contrail, than when every part is 

 fully made out. Such often is the effect of 

 the hazy medium. 



The light-mift is only a greater degree of 

 hazinefs. It's object is a nearer diftance ; as 



a remote one is totally obfcured by it. 



In this fituation of the atmofphere not only 

 all the ftrong tints of nature are obfcured j 

 but all the fmaller variations of form are loft. 

 We look only for a general mafs of foftened 

 harmony ; and fober colouring unmarked by 

 any ftrength of effect. The vivid hues of 

 autumn particularly, appear to great advan- 

 R 3 tage 



