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ing delight of a wide extended profpect * 

 or a view down a fteep hill, becaufe they 

 are all fubjecls incapable of being painted. 



Notwithftanding the occafional afperity 

 of your remarks on my opinions, and the 

 unprovoked fally of Mr. Knight's wit, I 

 efteem it a very pleafant circumftance of 

 my life to have been perfonally known to 

 you both, and to have witneffed your good 

 tafte in many fituations. I mall beg leave, 

 therefore, to fubfcribe myfelf, with much 

 regard and efteem, 

 Sir, 



Your moft obedient 



Humble fervant, 



H. REPTON. 



Hare-jlreet, jjear Romford, 

 July 1, 1794. 



* An extenfive profpeB is here mentioned as one of the 

 fubje&s that may be delightful, although not pidturefque. — But 

 I have repeatedly given my opinion, that however defirable a 

 profped may be from a tower or belvidere, it is feldom advife- 

 able from the windows of a coniiant refidence. 



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