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ed by a projecting shed in front, and another 

 on the side. Paul Veronese, also, in a pic- 

 ture of the finding of Moses, has given us 

 his idea of a city, which perfectly accords 

 with that of Poussin in the splendour and 

 variety of the summits, and the absence 

 of sloping roots; and Claude, in several 

 of his pictures, has on similar occasions 

 proceeded on the same principles. 



As these great painters, in compositions 

 where they clearly meant to express a mag- 

 nificent assemblage of buildings, have stu- 

 diously varied the outlines of their summits; 

 and, except in circular roofs such as domes, 

 where their effect is of a distinct character, 

 have avoided sloping roofs — it is a strong ar- 

 gument for pursuing the same method in 

 every assemblage of buildings, whether it 

 be a city with its numerous edifices, or a 

 mansion with its appendages : in short, 

 wherever the whole is intended to be mag- 

 nificent in itself, and to adorn from differ- 

 ent points the surrounding scenery. 

 . The buildings in some of the landscapes 



