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lie diU is to be avoided ; in the other, many 

 things \ire worthy of attention and imita- 

 tion. In regard to the walks at Blenheim, 

 another cireunistanee, though minute, adds 

 to their perfection: they arc so artfully laid, 

 that the surface becomes a sort of mosaic ; 

 and notwithstanding their inherent defects, 

 the}- add a higher polish to that beautiful 

 garden scene. ^Vhcnever any thing can be 

 devised, that has the neatness and dressed 

 appearance of the gravel walk, without its 

 distinct lines and meagre edge, I shall be 

 very glad of the exchange ; in the mean 

 tirue, I must own, 1 know of no other me- 

 thod of having a dr}^ walk for any length 

 through a pleasure ground, in character with 

 that ground. 



Vt ith respect to fountains and statues, 

 as they are among the most refined of all 

 garden ornaments, so they are most liable 

 to be introduced with imj)ropriety. Their 

 eti'ect, however, (especially that of water in 

 motion mixed with sculpture,) is of the 

 most brilliant kind ; yet though fountains 

 make the principal ornaments of the old 



