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We must therefore study the convenience of I lie U 



to 



which th 



groun 



about it must be altered, in the way mo 



conducive to its uses and appearance, without f< Itering the 



plan by any fancied resemblance of Natu 



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that the old magnificent taste for straight lines, and artificial 



o 



j-> 



to 



Pal 



was more 



I 



shapes of ground adjoining 



to true taste and greatness of character than tlie sweeping lines 



and undulating surface of modern Gardening. 



Such is the convenience derived in I lie country from having 

 the principal floor on a level with the ground, that I must highly 



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commend the disposition of the summer apartments at Woburn; 

 where the earth is raised to give a ready communication with 

 the pleasure-ground, without descending a flight of steps. The 

 intention was good, but the mode of execution has proved de- 

 fective; and had the same idea been continued in the north 

 and west fronts (as, once proposed), it would have been fatal to 

 the character of the house, without altering its situation; be- 

 cause it would have reduced it one story in height, a defect for 

 which even the proposed raising of the attics could never have 

 compensated. 



VIEWS FROM THE HOUSE. 





If the perfection of the Art consists in shewing beauties and 

 hiding defects, it must be previously asked, From what point 

 of view any object is to be 



seen ? This may be answered by 



x 



