THE ART OF PAINTING. 



TRUE Poetry the Painter's power difplays ; 

 True Painting emulates the Poet's lays ; 

 The rival Sifters, fond of equal fame,, 

 Alternate change their office and their name ;, 

 Bid filent Poetry the canvafs warm, 5 



The tuneful page with fpeaking Pidure charm. 



What to the ear fublimer rapture brings, 

 That ftrain alone the genuine Poet fings ; 



D E A R T E G R A P H I C A. 



UT Pi&ura Poefis erit ; fimilifque Poefi 

 Sit Pidura; reiert par aemula qu^que fororem,, 

 Alternantque vices & nomina^ muta Poefis 

 Dicitur haec, Pidura- loquens folet ilia vocari. 



Quod fuit auditu gratum cecinere Poetse; 



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