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my regret ever since, to my great surprize 

 at this moment, and probably to that of my 

 reader — I pulled down ; for I was told that 

 it interfered so much with the levelling of the 

 ground, with its flowing line and undula- 

 tion, in short, with the prevailing system, 

 that it could not stand. Beyond this again, 

 as the last boundary of the garden, was a 

 richly worked iron gate at the entrance of 

 a solemn grove ; and they both, in no small 

 degree, added to each other's eiffect. This 

 gate, and the suromer-house, and most of 

 the objects I have mentioned, combined to 

 enrich the view from the windows and from 

 the home terrace. AVhat is there now ? 

 Grass, trees, and shrubs only. Do I feel 

 the same pleasure, the same interest in this 

 ground .^ Certainly not. Has it now a 

 richer and more painter-like effect as a fore- 

 ground .'' I think not by any means ; for 

 there were formerly many detached pieces 

 of scenery which had an air of comfort and 

 seclusion within themselves, and at the same 

 time formed a rich foreground to the near 



