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magical effect in a beautiful landscape. The murmur of 

 the babbling brook, that 



" la linked sweetness long drawn out," 



falls upon the ear in some quiet secluded spot, is inex 

 pressibly soothing and delightful to the mind ; and the 

 deeper sound of the cascade that rushes, with an almost 

 musical dash, over its bed of moss-covered rock, is one of 

 the most fascinating of the many elements of enjoyment 

 in a fine country seat. The simplest or the most mono- 

 tonous view may be enlivened by the presence of water in 

 any considerable quantity ; and the most picturesque and 

 striking landscape will, by its addition, receive a new 

 charm, inexpressibly enhancing all its former interest. 

 In short, as no place can be considered perfectly complete 

 without either a water view or water upon its own 

 grounds, wherever it does not so exist and can be easily 

 formed by artificial means, no man will neglect to take 

 advantao-e of so fine a source of embellishment as is this 

 element in some of its varied forms. 



" Fleuves, ruisseaux, beaux lacs, claires fontaines. 



Venez, portez partout la vie et la fraicheur ? 



Ah ! qui peut remplacer votre aspect enchanteur ? 



De pres il nous amuse, et de loin nous invite : 



C'est le premier qu'on cherche, et le dernier qu'on quitte. 



Vous fecondez les champs ; vous repetez les cieux ; 



Vous enchantez I'oreille, et vous charmez les yeux." 



In this country, where the progress of gardening and 

 improvements of this nature, is rather shown in a simple 

 and moderate embellishment of a large number of villas 

 and country seats, than by a lavish and profuse expen- 

 diture on a few entailed places, as in the residences of the 

 English nobility, the formation of large pieces of watei 



