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rough ding}' stone at equal distances, Mould 

 choose the latter for beaut}^ whatever he 

 might do for the sake of exact imitation. 

 In speaking of the beauty of this teni pie 1 

 of course haA'e supposed it to be in its per- 

 fect state, and every thing to have coitcs- 

 ponded with the beaut}' of its general form. 

 Its actual state suggests many reflections 

 on the effect of partial ruin and decay ; I 

 shall, however, onl}' add for the present, 

 that as a further proof of its beaut}',, Claude 

 has repeated it much inore frequently in 

 his landscapes than any other building. 

 r^^Vith. regard to the beauty arising from 

 -smoothness in the surface, and softness in 

 tlie colour of buildings, I cannot forbear 

 mentioning a picture which I have cited in 

 some measure on the same account in a for- 

 mer part; I mean the seaport of Claude 

 that did belono; to Mr. Lock. I do so be- 

 cause it is not only one of the best painted 

 pictures of that studious observer of what is 

 ])eautiful in art and in nature, but also one 

 of the best preserved: and consequently, 



