1 82 The Art OF Landscape Gardening 



date, especially as their lofty perforated chimneys not 

 only contribute to the beauty of the outline, but tend to 

 remedy the curse of the poor man's fireside, a smoky 

 house [see Fig. 23]. 



There are few situations in which any building, whether 

 of rude materials or highly finished architecture, can be 

 properly introduced without some trees near it. Yet the 

 summit of a naked brow, commanding views in every di- 

 rection, may require a covered seat or pavilion ; for such 

 a situation, where an architectural building is proper, 

 a circular temple with a dome, such as the temple of the 

 Sybils, or that of Tivoli, is best calculated ; but in rude 

 scenery, as on a knoll or promontory in a forest, the 

 same idea may be preserved in a thatched hovel sup- 

 ported by rude trunks of trees ; yet, as the beauty of 

 such an object will greatly depend on the vegetation, it 

 should be planted with ivy or vines, and other creep- 

 ing plants should be encouraged to spread their foliage 

 over the thatch. 



The principal view from the house at Blaize Cas- 

 tle is along that rich glen of wood through which the 

 approach has been made, as already described : in this 

 view, the castle, although perfectly in harmony with 

 the solemn dignity of the surrounding woods, increases 

 rather than relieves that apparent solitude which is too 

 sombre for the character of a villa. 



Some object was wanting to enliven the scenery : 

 a temple, or a pavilion, in this situation, would have 

 reflected light, and formed a contrast with the dark 

 woods ; but such a building would not have appeared 

 to be inhabited ; this cottage [Plate xvi] therefore 

 derives its chief beautyfrom that which cannot easily be 

 expressed by painting — the ideas of motion, animation. 



