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c(eed. The landscape-gardener would pre- 

 pare his colours, would mix and break 

 them, just like the painter; and would be 

 equally careful to avoid the two extremes 

 of glare and monotony: every aim of the 

 painter with respect to form, and light and 

 shadow, would likewise be equally that of 

 the landscape-gardener. 



Between the professors of Mr. Brown's 

 school and landscape-painters, there cer- 

 tainly is no kind of affinity; but there is 

 one branch of the art of painting, from 

 which they seem to have borrowed many 

 of their principles, and their ideas of effect. 

 I mean that branch, the professors of 

 which sometimes call themselves painters 

 in general, but who are more commonly 

 known by the name of house-painters. The 

 aim of a house-painter is to make every 

 thing as smooth and even as the nature of 

 what he is to work upon will allow ; and 

 then to make it of one uniform colour. So 

 did Mr. Brown. Another part of his art, 

 is to keep exactly within the lines that are 

 marked out. When, for instance, he is 



