io6 N O T E S. 



\vhich alone give the power of nature, and without which a 

 picture will indeed appear like one wholly wanting folidity 

 and ftrength. The lighteft and gayeft ftile requires this foil 

 to give it force and brilliancy. , 



There is another fault prevalent in the more modern Pain- 

 ters, which is the predominance of a grey leaden colour over 

 the whole picture i this is more particularly to be remarked 

 when their works hang in the fame room with pictures well 

 and powerfully coloured. The/e two deficiencies, the want 

 offlrength, and the want of mellownefs or warmth, is often 

 imputed to the want of materials, as if we had not fuch good 

 colours as thofe Painters whofe works we fo much admire. 



R. 



NOTE XLV. VERSE 579. 

 Know he that well begins has half atckievd 



His deft in d work 



Thofe Matters are the beft models to begin with who have 

 the feweft faults, and who are the moft regular in the con duel: 

 of their work. The firft ftudies ought rather to be made on 

 their performances than on the productions of the excentric 

 Genius : Where ftriking beauties are mixed with great defects, 

 the ftudent will be in danger of miftaking blemifhes for 

 beauties, and perhaps the beauties may be fuch as he is not 

 advanced enough to attempt. R 



NOTE XL VI. VERSE 584.. 



. his erroneous lines 



Will to the foul that poifon rank convey, 

 Which life's beft length Jhall fail to purge away. 

 Tafte will be unavoidably regulated by what is continually 

 before the eyes. It were therefore well if young ftudents 

 could be debarred the fight of any works that were not free 



from 



