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fol. 79v  		'Of Truth of Space … Power of the Eye' (Pt II, Sn II, Ch V)    (3.3    )
      
      
      
      
     
      
      
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     before we have taken our glance at specific form . and while we have *
     been entirely confining ourselves <to> {the investigation of} th<ose>at general
     							truths <for> {<to>} which <the
     old masters> are commonly supposed to constitute the great. if not the
10   only excellence of the old masters - is the balance .
      
      
      
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fol. 80r    	'Of Truth of Space … Power of the Eye' (Pt II, Sn II, Ch V)    (3.338)  *
      
      
      
      
	or that it should have that intricacy & character of detail - by which
     it is distinguished from every other building in the world .    <Let us
     try it by our tests - (though our feelings might answer truthfully enough)
     #90#The first truth - tone - is as I have shown in the third chapter {of this section}
 5   Uncharacteristic .     Unhistorical .    Of the secondary class .
     <The second> ^ {while those which Turner has made exclusively his own, are
     	every one} <Turners or[?] is>    Characteristic  -  Historical  .  Of the Primary
     class .        How incalculably - already ^ *  is the balance of Truth
     in <his>the favour of Turner  .
10   <a>And with respect to the street of Poussin - is it of more importance
     that we should be told exactly the pitch of blackness which the
     tall chimney has against the <sky> {distance} or that we should see the
     thousands of intricate and various incidents which ^ {in nature would} cover those
     cottages with the evidence of {Italian} life - & character -      <Our feelings
15   might answer for us in a moment .  but we will use our tests .>
     				{stet.}
     Truth of Chiaroscuro .   long tree shadows &c.  last .
      
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