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Secondly, The hou 





ot backed by wood, but opposed 



to the lawn, which does not form a 

 lieve it. 



fficient contrast to re- 



Thirdly, The distant view, though extensive 



is not appro 



it is 



priate ; 



may be as well 



Fourthly, Th 



dently beyond the boundary of th 



park 



an 



from many parts of the public road 



road 



passes along the side of a sunk fence 



and destroys all privacy in the south 



partments, which are 



posed to every person coming to the hon 



Fifthlj 



and lastly 



Th 



v> 



immediat 



- 



and sharp descent near 



the house increases the first impression made by its apparently 



low situation 



The first effect of 



ie 



house 



th 



proposed approach 



represented in the second sketch : After passing along the great 

 glade, which is terminated by the island in Drakelow-pond, and 

 which, from its length, and the size of the trees, is very magnifi- 

 cent, the road winds among some large oaks, betwixt whose lofty 

 stems the house first appears, partially exciting the 

 till on our quitting the grove it is at once displayed to us in 

 the pomp of Greatness, blended with the intricacy of picturesq 



ularity. It has no longer the effect of a solitary and incc 



attention 



all 





derable edifice 



front 



but a Palace of depth 



proportioned to its 



accompanied by all the 



pol 



dom 



and 



more elevated parts of those attendant buildings and offices, 

 which it has become the false taste of modern times to hide by 

 plantations. *"-"----- J 



Add to all this, that the whole seems embosomed 



the valley, it appears 



magnificent wood, and 



