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avenue, which not only obliged the road to pass round it, but 

 by acting as a mirror, shewed the house doubled in its reflec- 





tion on the surface, and thus increased the importance of its 

 architecture. Such an expedient is beneath the dignity of Art, 

 which should display her works naturally, and without puerile 

 ostentation. The straight line in front of a house might be the 

 shortest from the house to the road at one particular spot; but 

 when it is remembered that approaches are generally neces- 

 sary from oblique points, it is obvious that they can seldom be 

 brought with propriety to one immediately in front. 





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81 1 



e xioiise f§ 



Thos 



e 



who 



come 



from 



or B will not find 



th 



e nearest 



line to the h 



this is sufficient to shew the mistake of some 



persons, who in all cases contend for the old style of approach 

 by an avenue in 



in avenue in front. 



When the oblique line was adopted, and a road brought 

 through the park, instead of taking a straight line, it was dis- 

 covered that, with very little deviation, some interesting parts 



of the scenery might 



h 



e 



sh 



ewn in 



th 



e 



pp roach ; and by d 



grees its first object, that of being the nearest way to the h 

 was changed into that of being the most beautiful. Hence h 



