On the proper degree and distribution of light we may consult a great
master of effect. Il lume grande, ed alto, e non troppo potente, sarà
quello, che renderà le particole de' corpi molto grate.
Tratt. della Pittura di LIONARDO DA VINCI, c. xli.

Hence every artist requires a broad and high light. Hence also, in a
banquet-scene, the most picturesque of all poets has thrown his light
from the ceiling. Æn. i. 726.

And hence the "starry lamps" of Milton, that
....from the arched roof
Pendent by subtle magic,....
......yielded light
As from a sky. Paradise Lost, i. 726.

NOTE n.

_Beyond the triumphs of a Loriot's art_.

At the petits soupés of Choisy were first introduced those admirable
pieces of mechanism, afterwards carried to perfection by Loriot, the
Confidente and the Servante; a table and a side-board, which
descended, and rose again covered with viands and wines. And thus the
most luxurious Court in Europe, after all its boasted refinements,
was glad to return at last, by this singular contrivance, to the
quiet and privacy of humble life.
Vie privée de Louis XV. tom. ii. p. 43.

NOTE o.