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diflferent ways. The grandest effects of the rising 

 sun, are produced by the vapours which envelope 

 it. The setting sun rests its glory on the gloom, 

 which often accompanies its parting rays. A 

 depth of shadow, hanging over the eastern hemi- 

 sphere, gives the beams of the setting sun such 

 powerful eJ0Fect, that although in fact they are by 

 no means equal to the splendour of a meridian 

 sun, yet, through force of contrast, they appear 

 superior. 



A distant forest scene, under this brightened 

 gloom, is particularly rich. The verdure of the 

 summer leaf, and the varied tints of the autumnal 

 one, are all lighted up with glowing colours. 



The internal parts of the forest are not so 

 happily disposed to catch the effects of a setting 

 sun. The meridian ray, we have seen, may dart 

 through the openings at the top, and produce a 

 picture : * but the flanks of the forest are gene- 

 rally too well guarded against its horizontal 

 beams. Sometimes a recess, fronting the west, 

 may receive a beautiful light, spreading in a 



• See page 327. 



