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occasionally supersedes the use of this; and that from 
Egypt is preferred: not but we have it as good, though not 
so plentiful—see tab. 139. 
Thus we have a means of mixing all possible tints in a 
common earthy form well suited for earthy representations, 
viz. landscapes, and they have very fairly obtained their 
proper places in the hands of artists of that class. 
