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and they gave way to mediaeval castle and 

 chapel, and to their broken fronts, mullioned 

 windows, pinnacles, and turrets, pines, spruces, 

 and cedars of Lebanon readily lent themselves 

 in producing a rugged effect. Doubtless the 

 romances of Scott had much to do with the 

 growth of this taste, though the general tenden- 

 cy of art and literature at the beginning of the 

 century was strongly romantic and sentimental. 

 But, whatever the causes, and they were many 

 and complex, a reaction began about this time 

 against the simple treatment of Kent and 

 Whately, and among the writers who led the 

 discussions were the Reverend William Gilpin 

 and Sir Uvedale Price. 



The delightful work of the former "On 

 Picturesque Beauty," though in part published 

 in 1782, was many years before the public, 

 going through several editions. This work, in 

 eight volumes, consisted mainly in an account 

 of the author's tours in every part of Great 

 Britain, with a running commentary on the nat- 

 ural scenery and the most important country- 

 seats on the way, with constant analysis of their 



