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GARDENS OLD AND NEW. 



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THE HALF MOON LAKE. 



"Country Life." 



there are charming views of the formal " pleasaunce" below. 

 " The Moon " and " The Crescent " ponds reflect upon their 

 silvery surfaces the forms of classic deities, the Temple of 

 Piety, and the umbrageous woodland. Sometimes the walks 

 pass by the side of the canal, and sometimes through the 

 woods, and are continually opening delightful prospects. There 

 are some exceedingly fine spruce firs and hemlock spruces of 

 great height and girth, with other trees, many of which have 

 been figured by Loudon in his " Arboretum." A particularly 

 beautiful view is from the classical Temple of Piety, beyond 

 which a path through the wood brings the visitor up the hill, 



and through a tunnel cut in the rock, beyond which the 

 Octagon Tower is reached. It is a point from which there are 

 romantic prospects on every side. The visitor then passes 

 through great woods of noble beech and oak, and reaches 

 Anne Boleyn's seat. Here the doors are flung open, and then 

 is disclosed a prospect scarcely surpassed in England, for the 

 great ruins of Fountains Abbey are seen on a strip of green 

 meadow shut in by the wooded hills. 



There is something of pleasant artifice in the manner in 

 which the noble ruin is reached, which does not detract from 

 the impressive and beautiful character of the scene thus 



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A VIEW FROM THE TERRACE. 



'Country Life." 



