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an over-shot wheel; to supply which, a channel or feeder may 

 he brought through the wood, from so high a level up the river 



to produce the sort 



f water-fall which I have hinted in the 





Sketch, wh 



such a stream 



is supposed to pass over the face 

 of certain rocks now hid by brushwood. It is hardly necessary 



to remark how much the View from the House wou 



Id be 



e en- 



livened by the smoke of a 



ttag 



on the opposite side of the 



water : and if this Cottage were to be a Mill, the occasional 



> 





© 



traffic and busy motion of persons crossing the Tamar, would 

 add to the picturesque effect of a Landscape, which at present 

 wants a little more animation. 





Perhaps it might be possible to give much additional inte- 

 rest to the Tamar at Endsleigh, if this Weir could be converted 

 into a Salmon-leap of any height, that would not require much 



embankment to preserve the meadow from being overflowed 



common floods. 



THE COTTAGE 



Having considered the Situation and natural Character of the 

 Country, I must now consider the artificial character by which 

 Endsleigh is made habitable ; for, without the aid of art, the 



or picturesque scenery in nature is a desert, 



most romantic 



only fitted to the habitation of wild beasts 



Th 



e 



first 



juestion that obviously occurred was 





What style of house 



will best accord with this Landscap 



H 



ere 



le 



of the nobl 



taste 





proprietor of Endsleigh was directed by what he 



