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Yet varying all thy tones, let fome afoire 

 Fiercely in front, fome tenderly retire. 



Vain is the hope by coloring to difplay 

 The bright effulgence of the noontide ray, 

 Or paint the full-orb'd Ruler of the fides 495 

 With pencils dipt in dull terreftrial dyes ; 

 But when mild Evening fheds her golden light ; 

 When Morn appears array'd in modeft white ; 

 When foft fuffuiion of the vernal fhower 499 

 Dims the pale fun ; or, at the thundering hour, 

 When, wrapt in crimfon clouds, he hides his head, 

 Then catch the glow and on the canvas fpread, 



XLII. 



Diverfiiy of 

 Tints and Co- 

 lours. 



XLIIf. 



The Choice of 

 Light. 



Corporurn erit Tonus atque color variatus ubique; 

 Quasrat amicitiam retro ; ferus emicet ante. 



Supremum in tabulis lumen cap tare diei, 

 Infanus labor artificum ; cum attingere tan turn 

 Non pigmenta queant ; auream fed vefpere lucem, 

 Seu modicum mane albentem j five aetheris aclam 

 Poft hyemem nimbis transfufo fole caducam ; 

 Seu nebulis fultam recipient, tonitruque rubentem. 



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xtrr. 



Tonus&Color 

 varii. 



365 XL-Ill. 

 Luminis dc- 



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