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idea of this kind, is that of the ocean ; the 

 greatnefs of which coniillis in it's being a 

 continued flat. But the ocean prefents gran- 

 deur without beauty. In a view of this 

 kind at land, the idea of beauty is, more or 

 lefs, imprelTed by the characfler of the fcenery 

 around it. I remember being exceedingly 

 ftruck with the grandeur of an immenfe 

 fcene of this kind, on the borders of Scotland, 

 called Brongh-mai'P)^ . It is infinitely larger 

 indeed than this, and is invironed, not with 

 woods, which would lofe their efl^ed; round 

 fo vaft an area ; but with mountains. Kom- 

 ?iey-?narJJj in Kent, is a fcene alfo of the 

 fame kind ; but it's area is cut in pieces, and 

 deformed by parallel lines, hedges, and canals. 

 On the land-fide indeed it is well bounded -, 

 but towards the fea it boafts little. Wherever 

 the fea appears in conjunction with a level 

 furface, the efFed is bad : it joins one flat to 

 another, and produces confuiion. 



The extenfive forefl-lawn, which gave oc- 

 cafion to thefe remarks, is known by the 

 name of Ober-green. It is chiefly pafturage. 



* See obfervations on the lakes of Cumberland, ice. vol. II. 

 page 109. 



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