1 51 Of Terrace -Walks. 



The 4th, Many that lye under one another, 

 as being cut out of a large high Hill ; thefe 

 are differing, in fome Refpeft or other, from 

 one another* I (hall, in the enfuing Plates, 

 give the Reader the Plan and Ufe of them 

 all, with fuch Obfervations and Diredions as 

 are made thereon. 



I fhall only make fome general- Obfer- 

 rations thereon, before I come to the Plate it 

 felf, fuch are thofe concerning the Height, 

 Breadth, but little of the Length of Terraces, 

 fince that depends on Pleafure. As to the 

 Breadth of all Side-Terraces, 'tis, generally 

 fpeaking^ decided by its Correfpondence with 

 fome Pavilion, fome little Jettee of Building, 

 but moft of all by the Quantity of Stuff we 

 have to fpare for fuch Purpofes. As the Side- 

 Terrace in a Garden, ought to be never lefs 

 than twenty Foot, fo there is little Occafion 

 to make it wider than forty ;^ but for the 

 Height, which is the chief Occalion of this 

 Paragraph, we may note the Praftice of feveral 

 has been fomething different one from another 5 

 fome allowing it to be five Foot high, (which 

 •is altogether extravagant) and others iBore or 

 lefs, according to their refpedlive Fancies, 

 without any certain Rule. 



But the beft and moft exad Praciitioners al- 

 low no more than three Foot and an half, and 

 in a narrow Terrace- Walk, and a fmall Gar- 

 den, three Foot, and fometimes two Foot and 

 an half higher, are fufficient for a Terrace^ 

 . then for a Terrace of 20 Foot wide, two Foot 



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