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brilliant colours, however difcordant, for 

 they are highly attractive ; and for the fame 

 reafon to peculiar and ftriking, though un- 

 connected and incongruous forms. 



Its general acceptation among painters 

 and lovers of painting, is, I believe, no lefs 

 extended, but with this difference — that they 

 apply the principles of painting to thefe va- 

 rious ftyles, and call beautiful, in its ex- 

 tended fenfe, whatever has a connection and 

 union of form, colour, and light and fha- 

 dow. 



'Tis ftill one principle thro' all extends, 

 And leads thro' different ways to different ends. 

 Whate'er its effence, or whate'er its name, 

 Whate'er its modes, 'tis ftill in all the fame : 

 'Tis juft congruity of parts combin'd, 

 To pleafe the fenfe, and fatisfy the mind.* 



This union, this harmony, this connection, 

 this breadth, this congruity of parts, may 

 be confidered as one principle, and it feems 

 to be the grand principle necelfary to all 



* The Landfcape, p. 2. v. 35. 



ftyles ; 



