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which was not to be executed (as you have 

 fuppofed) in a naked country. But indeed 

 a phyfician who, like Mr. Brown, had but 

 one plan of operations, muft treat all difor- 

 ders, Sangrado-like, in the fame manner. 



Thofe who affecl to defpife all profpecls, 

 as beneath the notice of lovers of painting, 

 deferve the title you have indirectly be flow- 

 ed upon them (and perhaps defigned for 

 me) of faftidious connoiffeurs. I muft ob- 

 ferve on this occafion, that there is a wide 

 difference between defpifing profpecls one- 

 felf, and rallying thofe who defpife every 

 thing elfe — the mere profpecl-hunters. I 

 muft alfo obferve, that my attack was not 

 direclly made upon the exclufive love of 

 profpecls, though a very fair fubjecl for 

 raillery. It was levelled againft the paffion 

 for whitening objecls — the paffion for dif- 

 tinclnefs; and ths profpecl-hunter was 

 brought in to illuftrate the effecls of that 



pa (lion. 



