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barns, and the water is seen in the farrows along the side of the 

 willow copse. At present the view is neither land nor water; 

 but by digging a channel to connect with the line of the river, 

 the water will become the boundary of the dressed ground near 

 the house; while a pleasing intricacy will be occasioned by I lie 

 contrasted forms of bridges to connect the several islands; and 

 the landscape, without being bold, or romantic, will become 



interesting and picturesque.* 



* There is a circumstance belonging to the Rivulets in Dorsetshire, which re- 

 quires peculiar treatment. The water of this and the adjoining counties of Hants and 

 Wilts often consists of small rivers called Bourns, some of which are perfectly dry dur- 

 ing the summer, and others are so shallow, as to be nearly invisible, from the quantity 



Where the water is meant to be ornamental 



of grass and weeds floating on the surface. 



it will often be advisable to mow and rake the stream, which requires as much 



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tion as a grass or gravel-walk, not to appear slovenly and overgrown with weeds 







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