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in earthly objects, only shews itself when, 

 they are in a state of ruin* ; when shadows 

 have obscured their original brightness, 

 and that uniform, though angelic expres- 

 sion of pure love and joy, has been de- 

 stroyed by a variety of warring passions : 



Darken'd so, yet sbone 

 Above them all the archangel ; but his face 

 Deep scars of thunder had entrenched, and care 

 Sat on his faded cheek, but under brows 

 Of dauntless courage and considerate pride 

 Waiting revenge ; cruel his eye, but cast 

 Signs of remorse and passion 



If from nature we turn to that art from 

 which the expression itself is taken, we shall 

 find all the principles of picturesqueness 

 confirmed. Among painters, Salvator Rosa 

 is one of the most remarkable for his pictu- 

 resque effects: in no other master are 

 seen such abrupt and rugged forms, such 

 sudden deviations both in his figures and 

 his landscapes; and the roughness and 

 broken touches of his pencilling, admira- 



* Nor appear'd 

 Less than archangel ruin'd, and the excess 

 Of glory obscured. 



