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this in beauties peculiar to its character. A 

 profusion of water pours in from all sides 

 round upon the view ; the opening of the lake 

 appears ; a glimpse is caught of the large basin ; 

 one of the collateral streams is full in sight; 

 and the bridge itself is in the midst of the 

 finest part of the river. All seem to communi- 

 cate the one with the other, though thickets 

 often intercept, and groups perplex the view, 

 yet they never break the connection between 

 the several pieces of water ; each may still be 

 traced along large branches, or little catches, 

 which in some places are overshadowed and 

 dim ; in others glisten through a glade, or 

 glimmer between the boles of trees in a distant 

 perspective ; and in one, where they are quite 

 lost to the view, some arches of a stone bridge, 

 but partially seen among the wood, preserve 

 their connection. However interrupted, how- 

 ever varied, they still appear to be parts of one 

 whole, which has all the intricacy of number, 

 and the greatness of unity ; the variety of a 

 stream, and the quantity of a lake ; the solem- 

 nity of a wood, and the animation of water. 



OF A GARDEN. 



The gravel paths have been mentioned as 

 contributing to the appearance of a garden ; 

 they are unusual elsewhere ; they constantly 



