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and these, after th 



growth of twenty-five years, have totall 



changed the character of the pi 



The house is no long 



huge pile, standing naked on a vast grazing ground : its walls 



are 



nriched with 



d jasmines ; its apartment 



med with odours from flowers 



per 



ding it on every side 



d the animals which enliven the landscape are not admitted 



fort 



annoyance. 



while the views of th 



All around is neatness, eleg 



and 



com 



e 



foreground 



park 



are improved by the rich 



which they are seen from the terraces 



in 



th 



garden, or the elevated situation of the apartment 



On the whole, Cobham furnishes a striking example of arti- 

 ficial arrangement for convenience in the grounds, immediately 

 adjoining the house, contributing to the natural advantages of 

 its situation and scenery, and enriched by th 



foliage and verd 



e most luxuriant 



Th 



e 



hoi 



ne views give a perfect idea of 



What* park ought to be, without affecting to b 



although its extent of domain 



fo rest 



mi 



there 



ght 



j 



for 



is a 



more beautiful than 



natural amenity in the face 



warrant such charact 



? 



o 



th 



e 



ntry, that is 



_ ^cumc, more Habitable than wild ; and 



of th 



halk soil is not to be expected, yet from th 



e park the two most 



elevated points 



important rivers of England 



Thames and Medway, form part of th. 7 S ° 



y , lorm part ol the distant prospect 



the 



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