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" easily be made thereabouts.* There are 

 " generally, however, some shallow parts at 

 " a sufficient distance from the head, where 

 " one or more islands might easily be formed, 

 " so as to conceal no inconsiderable portion 

 " of the line of the head from many points. 

 " In such places, and for such purposes, 

 " islands are peculiarly proper ; a large pro- 

 "jection from the side of the real bank, 

 " might too much break the general line ; 

 " but by this method that line would be pre- 

 " served, and the proposed effect be equally 

 " produced. 



" It is not necessary that islands should 

 " strictly correspond with the shores, either in 

 " height or shape ; for there are frequent 

 " instances in nature, where islands rise high 

 " and abruptly from the water, though the 

 " shore be low and sloping ; and this liberty 

 " of giving height to islands may be made 

 " use of with particular propriety and effect 

 " towards the head, which usually presents a 

 " flat thin line, but little disguised or varied 

 " by the usual style of planting. An island. 



* I do not see this difficulty in so strong a light, and 

 have given my ideas upon it in page 1 55. 



