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 of a Vast CYCLOP in a narrow Table by Timanthes. 6. Imitation of the same kind by Julio Romano. 7. The Gymnasium or Academy of the Athenian Philosophers, by Raphael. 8. The seven Sacraments by Poussin, the real Parallel of that famous Master-piece of Timanthes upon the sacrifice of Iphigenia.

All this is now represented in English with so much perspicuity, and rendred so weighty by every Period of the Excellent Interpreters addition, that it justly deserves high recommends, and will doubtless animate many among us to acquire a perfection in Pictures, Draughts and Chalcography, equal to our grow thin all sorts of Optical Aydes, and to the fulness of our modern Discoveries. Painting and Sculpture are the politest and noblest of Antient Arts, true, ingenuous, and claiming the Resemblance of Life, the Emulation of all Beauties, the fairest Records of all Appearances whether Celestial or Sublunary, whether Angelical, Divine or Humane. And what Art can be more helpful or more pleasing to a Philosophical Traveller, an Architect and every ingenious Mechanician? All which must be lame without it.

Hat the Poet once said of a Gardner,

May congruously, in consideration of the Authour of this Book, be thus altered without marring the Verse;

And as 'tis observe able, that sometimes among Tradesmen and others de plebe, are found very intelligent and sagacious persons, excelling others, that have confum'd their whole life in publick places of Learning, so should they awaken all, that profess the study of Arts and Sciences, not to dwell for Rh