SECTION IV. OF TRUTH OF EARTH. Chapter I., Of General Structure |
| §1. | First laws of the organization of the earth, and their importance in art. | 270 | | §2. | The slight attention ordinarily paid to them. Their careful study by modern artists. | 271 | | §3. | General structure of the earth. The hills are its action, the plains its rest.[Page lxvi] | 271 | | §4. | Mountains come out from underneath the plains, and are their support. | 272 | | §5. | Structure of the plains themselves. Their perfect level, when deposited by quiet water. | 273 | | §6. | Illustrated by Turner's Marengo. | 273 | | §7. | General divisions of formation resulting from this arrangement. Plan of investigation. | 274 |
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