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given us blue, and purple pictures. I know 

 not whether Poufiin himfelf did not fometimes 

 fall into this fault. Nature's veil is always 

 pure, and tranfparent ; yet, tho in itfelf hardly 

 difcoverable, it will ftill give it's kindred 

 tinge to the features, which are feen through 

 it. 



We have now confidered incidental beauty as 



arifing from the colder modifications of the air. 



We ufe the word colder, not in a phyfical, but 



in a picturefque fenfe, as productive only of 



fiber colouring, unattended with any force of 



effect. We come now to a more illuftrious 



family of tints, the offspring of the fun. Thefe 

 are fertile fources of incidental beauty among 

 the woods of the fore ft. The characteriftic of 



them is Jlrong effect. Let us firft examine 



the incident of a riftng fun. 



The firft dawn of day exhibits a beautiful 



obfcurity. When the eaft begins juft to 



brighten with the reflections only of effulgence ; 

 a pleafing, progreffive light, dubious, and 

 amufing, is thrown over the face of things. 

 A fingle ray is able to aflift the picture fque 

 eye ; which, by fuch (lender aid creates a 



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