31 6 Dr. Falconer on the Style and Fajle 
the country, in the center of which lay a fpot, 
furrounded with dwarf plane trees. 
Beyond thefe, was placed a plantation of acan¬ 
thus, and, as you proceeded, the trees were cut 
out into various figures and fliapes. At the ter¬ 
mination, was an alcove feat, of white marble, 
fupported by four finall Caryftian marble pillars. 
Underneath the feat, the water gullied out, 
through feveral fmall pipes, as if prefied out 
by the weight of thofe who repofed themfelves 
upon it. This water was again collected into 
a Hone cittern beneath, and received, from thence, 
into a poliflied marble bafon, fo artfully con¬ 
trived, as to be always full without overflowing; 
though the means, by which this was brought 
about, were not obvious to the view. We are 
alfo told, that this bafon ferved, fometimes, as 
a table at fupper, the larger difhes being placed 
on the edge, whilH the fmaller fwam about, 
in form of little (hips, and wild fowl. Corref- 
ponding to this was a fountain, inceflantly filling 
.and emptying; the water being thrown up to 
a great heighth, and falling back into the bafon, 
from whence it ran off. Fronting the alcove, 
flood a marble Summer-houfp, with folding 
doors, projecting and opening into a green 
inclofure, fo that, from the upper and lower 
windows you might diftinguifh a variety of 
different verdures. Seats of marble, with foun¬ 
tains by their fides, were difperfed through the 
gardens s 
