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at that delightful time, even artificial water, 

 however naked, edgy, and tame its banks, 

 will often receive a momentary charm ; 

 for then all that is scattered and cutting, 

 all that disgusts a painter s eye, is blended 

 together in one broad and soothing har- 

 mony of light and shadow. I have more 

 than once at such a moment, happened to 

 arrive at a place entirely new to me, and 

 have been struck in the highest degree 

 with the appearance of wood, water, and 

 buildings, that seemed to accompany and 



what Socrates did by philosophy ; he has called up twilight 

 from earth, and placed it in heaven : 



From that high mount of God whence light and shade 

 Spring forth, the face of brightest heaven had chang'd 

 To grateful twilight. 



What is also singular, he has in this passage made shade 

 an essence equally with light, not merely a privation of itj 

 a compliment, never, I believe, paid to shadow before, but 

 which might be expected from his aversion to glare, go 

 frequently, and so strongly expressed : 



Hide me from day's garish eye. 



When the sun begins to fling 

 His flaring beams. 



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