i8 APPENDIX. 



Du Frefnoy, whom I follow, makes DESIGN, or Drawing, 

 the fecond part of Painting; but the rules which he gives 

 concerning the pofture of the figures are almoft wholly proper 

 to that art, and admit not any comparifon, that 1 know, 

 with Poetry. The pofture of a poetic figure is, as I con- 

 ceive, the defcription of his heroes in the performance of 

 fuch or fuch an action ; ; as of Achilles, juft in the act of 

 killing Hector; or of -/Eneas, - who has Turnus under him. 

 Both the Poet and the Painter vary the poftures, according 

 to the action or .-pafTion, which they reprefcnt of the fame 

 perfon. ; But all mud be great and graceful in them. The 

 fame ^neas rnuft be drawn a fuppliant to Dido, with re- 

 ,fpe6t 'in his geftures, and humility in his eyes; but when he 

 .is forced, in his own defence, to kill ; Laufus, the Poet mews 

 him compaflionate, and tempering the feverity of his looks 

 with a reluctance to the action, which he is going to perform. 

 He has pity on his beauty and his youth, and js loth to-deftroy 

 fuch a mafter-piece of Nature. He confiders Laufus refcuing 

 his father, at the hazard of his own life, as an image of him- 

 felf, when he took Anchifes on his moulders, and bore him 

 fafe through the rage of the fire, and the oppofition of his 

 enemies ; and therefore, in the pofture of a retiring man, who 

 avoids the combat, he ftretches out his arm in fign of peace, 

 with his right foot drawn a little back, and his breaft bending 

 inward, more like an orator than a foldier; and feems to dif- 

 fuade the young man from pulling on his deftiny, by attempt- 

 ing more than he was able to perform. Take the paiTage as I 

 have thus tranflated it : 



Shouts of applaufe ran ringing through the field, 



To fee the fon the vanquilh'd father mield : 



All, fir'd with noble emulation, ftrive, 



And with a ftorm of darts to diftance drive 



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