And naturally, Nature, its changes and beauty, being outward, are more fully treated than in _Paracelsus_.

But it is never treated for itself alone.
It is made to image or reflect the sentiment of the man who sees it, or to illustrate a phase of his passion or his thought.

But there is a closer grip upon it than before, a clearer definition, a greater power of concentrated expression of it, and especially, a fuller use of colour.

Browning paints Nature now like a Venetian; the very shadows of objects are in colour.

This new power was a kind of revelation to him, and he frequently uses it with a personal joy in its exercise.