SECT. X. 



'E have now treated of the incidental 

 beauty of foreft-fcenery as arifmg from 

 the weather; we examine it next as anting 



from the feafons. Each feafon hath beauties 

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peculiar to itfelf. 



The early fpring is not very favourable to 

 the ftudy of landfcape. Nature is yet unfold- 

 ing herfelf, and is in her progrefs only to 

 perfection. The bloom of many trees, gay 

 and fantaftic in it's colouring, and form, may 

 be beautiful and curious in itfelf; but is ill- 

 adapted to harmonize, and unite with other 

 objects. And yet we fometimes fee tints, 

 which produce a pleating effect. The budding 

 oak difplays great variety. Among neighbour- 

 ing oaks, the bud of one is a tender green ; of 

 another almoft yellow; of a third an oker- 

 brown, perhaps nearly inclining to red ; yet 



each 



