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 obferve their fields, and enquiring the fizc 

 believe by my eye that their acres in gene- 

 ral contain near one and hair" or better, 

 but ftill the quantity of feed is very great : 

 they reap on a medium about two and half 

 quarters. For barley they ftir three or 

 four times, low five or fix bumels, and 

 gain in return, two quarters. For oat<, 

 they plough but once, fow three bumels 



and 



prodigiouily fine attitude and expreffion. It 

 is life itfelf. 

 Jordanus. The beheading St. John ; fine. 

 Genario. Armida enchanting the /word of Rinaldo ; 



extremely pleafing. 

 Jordanus. Diana and Aftecn •, the figure of 

 Diana great-, the naked backs inimitably- 

 done-, the clear obfeure excellent, and the 

 general effect very finking. 

 A Head in Mofaic •, the only pkee in that noble 

 invention that I remember having feen; at a 

 fmall diftance the colours are natural and fine ; 

 but near, the effect is by no means good. 

 This collection, upon the whole, will afford 

 any fpectator the greater! entertainment -, for 

 here are pictures that muff, kindle raptures in 

 thofe who remark nature alone ; and others luf- 

 ficient to afford the moll noble enjoyment to the 

 moft learned eye. The pieces are extremely 

 numerous; very few of them indifferent, and 

 many exquifitely fine. The collection of the 

 works of Jwianus is moft capital; they are in 

 great numbers, and of amazi ireffion. The 



death of Seneca is one of the fine . . ■ . \ 



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