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cafcade, the rock, or any other object, which 

 the glen exhibits, may be feen to the beft 

 advantage. If a feat or two be thought necef- 

 fary, let them be of the rudeft materials ; and 

 their iituation no way forced. I have often 

 feen femi-circular areas, on thefe occafions, 

 adapted to elegant feats, which have been fixed, 

 either where openings happened to be prefented, 

 or were purpofely cut through the woods. 

 AH this is awkward, and difgufting. Let 

 no formal preparation introduce a view. A 

 parading preface always injures a ftory. The 

 eye receives more pleafure from cafual, un- 

 expected circumftances, than from objects per- 

 haps of more real beauty, forced upon it, with 

 parade, and oftentation. 



Put tho we are averfe to load thefe fweet 

 recefles of nature with falfe ornaments ; yet if 

 fuch fcenes make a part of the immediate 

 environs, or pleafure ground, of a houfe ; a 

 proper degree of ornament will of courfe be 

 required. The walk muft be more artificial 

 it's borders may be fpread here and there, as 

 in other decorated places, with flowers, and 

 flowering fhrubs the feats may be more ele- 

 gant ; and a temple, or other building, may 



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