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in all the remains of Grecian, or Roman anti- 

 quity, oi 2i p:)ort dockt or a nag-tail. 



Befides the horfe, the foreft is much fre- 

 quented by another animal of his genus, 

 inferior indeed in dignity; but fuperior in 

 pidurefque beauty; I mean the afs. Among 

 all the tribes of animals, fcarce one is more 

 ornamental in landfcape. In what his pic- 

 turefque beauty confifts, whether in his pe- 

 culiar charadler — in his ftrong lines — in his 

 colourinor — in the roughnefs of his coat — or 

 in the mixture of all — would be difficult per- 

 haps to afcertain. The obfervation however 

 is undoubtedly true ; and every pidurefque 

 eye will acknowledge it. Berghem bears full 

 teflimony to it's truth. In his pictures the 

 afs makes often the moft diftinguifhed figure : 

 and a late excellent landfcape-painter^, I have 

 heard, generally kept this animal by him, 

 that he might have it always at hand to 

 introduce in various attitudes, into his pic- 

 tures. 



* Mr. Gainfliorough. 



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