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inexpressibly enhancing all ils former interest. In shorl, 

 as no place can be considered perfectly complete without 

 either a water view or water upon its own grounds, wher- 

 ever it does not so exist and can be easily formed by arti- 

 ficial means, no man will neglect to take advantage of so 

 fine a source of embellishment as is this element in some 

 of its varied forms. 



- Fleuvcs, ruisscaux, beaux lacs, claircs fontaines, 



Venez, portez partout la vie et la fralchcur? 



Ah! qui peut remplaccr 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 1'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 expendi- 

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

 English nobility, the formation of large pieces of water at 

 great cost and extreme labor, would be considered both 

 absurd and uncalled for. Indeed, when nature has so 

 abundantly spread before us such an endless variety of 

 superb lakes, rivers, and streams of every size and descrip- 

 tion, the efforts of man to rival her great works by mere 

 imitation, would, in most cases, only become ludicrous by 

 contrast. 



When, however, a number of perpetual springs cluster 

 together, or a rill, rivulet, or brook, runs through an estate 

 in such a manner as easily to be improved or developed 

 into an elegant expanse of water in any part of the grounds, 

 we should not hesitate to take advantage of so fortunate a 

 circumstance. Besides the additional beauty conferred upon 

 the whole place by such an improvement, the proprietor 

 may also derive an inducement from its utility; for the 

 possession of a small lake, well stocked with carp, trout, 

 pickerel, or any other of the excellent pond fish, which 

 thrive and propagate extremely well in clear fresh water, is 

 a real advantage which no one will undervalue. 



