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shall notice, here, those only which have made him 

 famous. The first of these Tfas published in 1782, 

 ahd was entitled ' Observations on the River Wje, 

 and several parts of South Wales, relative chiefly 

 to picturesque beauty, made in the summer of the 

 year 1770.' The commendation of the poet 

 Gray had encouraged Gilpin to put this book 

 before the public. Its success gave him still 

 further encouragement. In 1787 he published 

 ' Observations relative chiefly to picturesque 

 beauty, made in the year 1772, on several parts of 

 England, particularly the mountains and lakes of 

 Cumberland and Westmoreland.' In 1789 

 appeared ' Observations on several parts of Great 

 Britain, particularly the Highlands of Scotland, 

 relative chiefly to picturesque beauty, made in the 

 year 1776.' The next work in the order of pub- 

 lication was his ' Forest Scenery,' the date and 

 particulars of which we have already given. In 

 1792 Gilpin published ' Three Essays ; on pic- 

 turesque beauty, on picturesque travel, and on 

 sketching landscape, with a poem on landscape 

 painting.' The last volume published before his 

 death was entitled ' Observations on the Western 



