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give intricacy to their disposition, without 

 injuring the unity of the whole. The dif- 

 ferent degrees of fore-shortening, in the 

 rafters, in the half-opened doors and case- 

 ments ; the winding staircases seen only in 

 part ; chairs, tables, cradles, baskets, &;c. all 

 serve to vary the perspective, and form the 

 most artfiil, yet the most natural groups : 

 and the pots, pans, kettles, and all the va- 

 rious utensils, are distributed with the same 

 intention. 



r^''The outsides of his cottages are no less 

 distinguished tor their variety and intricacy. 

 Their outline against the sky, is generally 

 composed of forms of unequal heights, 

 thrown into many diiferent degrees of per- 

 spective ; the sides are varied by projecting 

 windows and doors, by sheds supported by 

 brackets, Avith flower-pots on them ; by the 

 light, airy, and detached appearance of 

 cages hung out from the wall ; by porchfes 

 and trellices of various constructions, often 

 covered with vine or ivy : these, and many 

 other picturesque objects, are so happily 

 grouped with each other and with trees, that 



