18 THE PLEASURE, OR [JAN. 



the shade of trees, by easy ascents, to the summit, where is presented 

 to the view an extensive prospect of the adjacent fields, buildings, 

 hamlets, and country around, and likewise affording a fresh and cool- 

 ing air in summer. 



Regular compartments and figures, in various forms, are also some- 

 times introduced in some extensive grounds for variety, in contrast 

 with the irregular works, and still to preserve some appearance of 

 the remains of ancient gardening; such as straight walks verged with 

 borders, square spaces, circles and octagons, &c., inclosed with low 

 clipped hedges, hedge-work formed into various devices, detached 

 evergreens formed into pyramids and other regular figures, regular 

 grass-slopes formed on the side of some declivity or rising ground, 

 elevated terraces, clumps of trees surrounded with low evergreen 

 hedges, straight avenues of trees in ranges, &c. ; a little of each being 

 judiciously disposed in different situations, may prove an agreeable 

 variety by diversifying the scene in contrast with the rural works 

 before mentioned. 



Sometimes a bleak declivity, rocky ground, or rough vale is made 

 to exhibit a wild and uncultivated scene, and tends to set off the im- 

 proved parts to great advantage. 



Pieces of water are always, where possible, exhibited in the most 

 conspicuous points contiguous to the termination of the main lawn or 

 other spacious openings, representing sometimes a lake, basin, Ac., 

 and sometimes a natural river winding its course through different 

 divisions, and its termination concealed by a curious turn, making it 

 appear to lose itself in the adjacent plantations. 



With respect to the walks, some ought to be made of gravel and 

 some of grass ; the former for common walking and the latter for 

 occasionally walking in the heat of summer, which, in dry, hot 

 weather, may be more agreeable than the gravel walks ; therefore, 

 some of each sort is proper both for convenience and variety. 



Gravel walks, however, should lead all round the pleasure-ground 

 and into the principal internal divisions, so as to have dry and firm 

 walking at all times of the year; for frequently, but particularly in 

 winter and in wet weather, grass walks are very uncomfortable and 

 even .unhealthy to walk on. These walks should be of proportional 

 width in different parts, and larger and smaller in proportion to the 

 extent of the ground. 



As to the distribution of gravel walks first a magnificent one, 

 from fifteen to twenty or thirty feet wide, should range immediately 

 close and parallel to the front of the house, and be conducted directly 

 across the lawn into the nearest side shrubberies ; from this main 

 walk other smaller ones, from five to ten or fifteen feet wide, accord- 

 ing to the extent of the ground, should branch off at proper intervals, 

 directed in the serpentine way some leading through the outer 

 boundary plantations as already hinted others into the internal di- 

 visions, and others carried along the boundary plantation of the main 

 lawn ; all of which walks being conducted through the different parts 

 in order to afford the convenience of shade and retirement occasion- 

 ally, as well as to enjoy the variety of the trees, shrubs, and flowers, 

 variously presenting themselves at different turnings: for the walks 



