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effect. This sheet of water is, also, connected with 

 another of less extent, by a small foot-bridge. There 

 are no less than twelve different pieces upon other 

 levels, extending altogether above a mile in length, 

 one of the uppermost of which passes in view of the 

 principal rooms of the Abbey. This is the most 

 extensive sheet, covering above twelve acres of 

 ground ; its form and size were much improved 

 by Mr. Repton, in order to render it picturesque 

 from the chief point of view. The more circuitous 

 and ragged the boundaries of a lake are, the more 

 pleasing and attractive it will always be to the eye. 



