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action of water, can never be imitated in a park or pleasure-ground, except where there 

 exists naturally a considerable stream. 



6. That a lake may be imitated wherever there is a sufficient extent of nearly level sur- 

 face to excavate ; or where the water may be made to cover an extensive surface, principally 

 by throwing a dam across a shallow valley. 



7. That a prolonged lake, tame river, or even a canal of traffic, is occasionally admissible 

 in artificial scenery, under particulai- circumstances ; and more especially when it is at fcuch 

 a distance from the eye, and so far below it, as to render it impossible to detect whether the 

 water is in motion or stagnant ; the water, in this supposed case, being perfectly clear. I'hus 

 a pleasure-gi-ound or park, which occupies the upper part and the sides of a hill, may have 

 a zone of canal, or tame river, intermediate between the upper part of the hill and the 

 valley at its bottom ; by which means this canal will form an interesting foreground from 

 the park above it to the country beyond. This is beautifully exemplified in many places 

 bordering canals ; for example, at Offchurch Rectory, near Leamington, in Warwckshire ; 

 and at Wentworth Castle, in Yorkshire. 



288. Fishing-houses, and other garden buildings, have often a very pleasing 

 effect when erected near water, not only from the variety they introduce in 

 the landscape, but from the pleasing effect of the views, which may be 

 obtained from them, particularly during the heat of summer, when the 

 appearance of water seen from an ornamental building, like the Chinese 

 temple {fig. 101.), has a very striking and beautiful effiect. A fishing-house 

 {fig. 102.) is a kind of summer-house, from the windows or balcony of which 

 persons can fish, or sit to enjoy the cool breeze at their pleasure. The style 

 of the house shown in_^^. 102. is Swiss, and it consists of a circular porch, a in 

 fig. 103. ; a room, 11 ft. in diameter {b), with windows opening, like doors, into 

 a circular gallery or balcony (r), partly projecting over the water, and sup- 



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