300 LANDSCAPE GARDENING. 



magical effect in a beautiful landscape. The murmur of 

 the babbling brook, that 



" In linked sweetness long drawn out," 



falls upon the ear in some quiet secluded spot, is inex- 

 pressibly soothing and delightful to the mind ; and the 

 deeper sound of the cascade that rushes, with an almost 

 musical dash, over its bed of moss-covered rock, is one of 

 the most fascinating of the many elements of enjoyment 

 in a fine country seat. The' simplest or the most mono- 

 tonous view may be enlivened by the presence of water in 

 any considerable quantity ; and the most picturesque and 

 striking landscape will, by its addition, receive a new 

 charm, inexpressibly enhancing all its former interest. 

 In short, as no place can be considered perfectly complete 

 without either a water view or water upon its own 

 grounds, wherever it does not so exist and can be easily 

 formed by artificial means, no man will neglect to take 

 advantage of so fine a source of embellishment as is this 

 element in some of its varied forms. 



" ■ Fleuvea, ruisseaux, beaux lacs, claires fontaines, 



Venez, portez partout la vie et la fraieheur % 



Ah ! qui peut remplacer votre aspect enchanteur 1 



De pres il nous amuse, et de loin nous invite : 



C'est le premier qu'on cherche, et le dernier qu'on quitle. 



Vous fecondez les champs ; vous r^pdtez les cieux ; 



Vous enchantez I'oreille, et vous chaiTnez les yeux." 



In this country, where the progress of gardening and 

 improvements of this nature, is rather shown in a simple 

 and moderate embellishment of "a large number of villas 

 and country seats, than by a lavish and profuse expen- 

 diture on a few entailed places, as in the residences of the 

 English nobility, the formation of large pieces of water 



