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more happily that great principle, the gra- 

 dation of light. The tuftings of trees are 

 particularly adapted to catch thefe effects with 

 advantage. There is a richnefs in them from 

 the ftrong oppoiition of light, and made, 

 which is wonderfully fine, and a foftnefs, 

 which is very favourable to the principle of 

 gradation. A diftant foreft, thus illumined, 

 wants only a foreground to make it highly 

 picture fque. 



As the fun defctnds, the effect of it's illumi- 

 nation becomes ftronger. It is a doubt, 

 whether the riling, or the fetting fun is more 

 picturefque. The great beauty of both depends 

 on the contrail between fplendor, and obfcu- 

 rity. But this contraft is produced by thefe 

 different incidents in different ways. The 

 grandeft effects of the riling fun, are produced 

 by the vapours which invelop it. The fetting 

 fun refts it's glory on the gloom, which often 

 accompanies it's parting rays. A depth of 

 fhadow, hanging over the eaftern hemifphere, 

 gives the beams of the fetting- fun fuch power- 

 ful effect, that altho in fact they are by no 

 means equal to the fplendor of a meridian fun, 

 yet through force of contraft they appear fu- 

 perior. 



A diftant 



