( '36 ) 



dome is fupported by a fingle column, nfing 

 from the center, and ramifying over the roof. 

 We have two or three fuch appendages of 

 cathedrals in England, under the name of 

 chapter-houfes. The moft beautiful I know, 

 is at Salifbury, which I fcruple not to call 

 one of the moft pleafing ideas in architecture. 

 The plane at Cos is greatly revered by all 

 the inhabitants of the city. Much of their 

 public bulinefs is tranfadted in the market- 

 place. There too they hold their little focial 

 meetings -, and we may eaiily conceive the 

 luxury, in fuch a climate, of a grand leafy- 

 canopy, to fkreen them from the fervour of 

 the fun. To add to the beauty, and conve- 

 nience of this very delicious fcene, a fountain 

 of limpid water bubbles up near the root? 

 of the tree. 



As a parallel to thefe trees, I {hall next 

 celebrate the lime of Cleves. This alfo was 

 a tree of great magnificence. It grew in an 

 open plain, juir. at the entrance of the city, 

 and was thought an object worthy to exercife 

 the tafte of magiftracy. The burgomafter of 

 his day had it furveyed with great accuracy, 

 and trimmed into eight, broad, pyramidal 



faces. 



