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If 



we had only one front, or one 



difficulty would 



pect to consider, our 



vanish 



? 



but the prevailing partiality for 



variety of Prospect seems to require, that in every direction th 

 views should be retained; and as the opposite walls of the hous 

 must be parallel, and the corners at right angles, we 



must con 



side r the effect 



each of the four sid 



thus 



First, The Aspect due North is apt to be gloomy, because 

 no sunshine ever cheers a room so placed : 



Secondly, The Aspect due East is not much better, because 

 there the sun only shines while we are in bed : 



Thirdly, The Aspect due Westk intolerable, from the excess 

 of sun dazzling the eye through the greatest part of the day. 



From hence we may conclude, that a square house, 



th its front 



duly opposite to th 



ise, placed 

 cardinal points, will have 



toward 



good and three bad aspects. 

 Let us now consider the effect of turning the principal front 



the south-east, then the opposite front will 



e to the 



dentally went into the butle 



pantry, which looked towards the 



wet but on retummg ,„to th e other room> ^ ^ ™ 



and the endows were entirely ^ ^ ^ PP o as ever , 



c t^z:~ r th - west ws > * - — *~ the 



house of one J^^T T ** *"" ' "^ * ™> ^^ 

 dow, nor ha rdIy ;!;^ 1*11 k y ' W - beforel ^^* ; since no win . 



— est , z tHii i^aaasss rs r is ^ * the 



&e. to cover the walls with **. 7 eCeSSary '" man y P'aees, as at Brighton, 



windows so situated ' " **** ** Md to « d °* sashes I ^ 



