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that idea must not be encountered. The possibili- 

 ties of the road becoming miry must be securely 

 guarded against; its surface must also be smooth 

 and be composed of compact material. These being 

 the first and essential engineering considerations, it 

 is necessary, secondly, that they should be secured 

 in a manner which shall be compatible with the pre- 

 sentation of that which is agreeable to the eye in 

 the surrounding circumstances; that is to say, the 

 drive must either run through beautiful scenery 

 already existing, or to be formed, and for this pur- 

 pose it may be desirable at any point to deviate from 

 the line which an engineer would be bound to choose 

 as that which would best meet the first class of re- 

 quirements. It must also be remembered that 

 although the drive can hardly be expected in itself 

 to add to the beauty of the scenery, it must always 

 be more or less in view as part of it, and it shotdd, 

 therefore, be artistically designed so as to interfere 

 as little as possible with the views and to present 

 at aU points agreeable and harmonious lines to the 

 eye. Moreover, as it is desirable that at some point 

 in the course of a drive through every park there 

 should be an opportunity for those in carriages to 

 see others and be seen by others, some portion of the 

 ground which by development of natural suggestions 

 cannot be made readily attractive to the eye should be 

 chosen for the purpose. And here it will be proper 

 that the application of art to inanimate nature as in 

 architectural objects and by festive decorations of the 



