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to viewing the scenery; but there is a suggestion of 

 the Orient in the word. The gazebo may best be 

 described as a kind of wall pavilion. 



VI 



The Mount 



The mount, originally intended to enable persons 

 to look over the enclosing wall, served both as a 

 place to enjoy the view and as a post of outlook in 

 time of danger. Mounts were constructed of wood 

 or stone, curiously adorned within and without. 

 They were also made in the old barrow shape of 

 earth and covered with grass. The top of the 

 mount was often adorned with a summer-house, or 

 arbor. The mount at Hampton Court, constructed 

 in 1533 on a brick foundation, was the first speci- 

 men of its day; and the arbor upon it was a very 

 elaborate affair, made of wooden pales and trellis- 

 work. Sometimes the mount, instead of being a 

 raised and detached mound, was formed like a long 

 bank raised against an outer wall. 



VII 



Rustic Arches 



"Rustic arches should be in keeping with the 

 house and grounds. Firstly they should be in keep- 



