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more varioufly entertaining, than a winding one, which 

 opening gradually to the fight, difcovers, at every ftep,- 

 a new arrangement; and although, in itfelf, ic has not 

 the power of railing violent emotions, yet, by bringing 

 the paflenger fuddenly and unexpectedly to great or 

 uncommon things, it occafions ftrong impreffions of 

 furprize and aftonimrnent, which are more forcibly felt, 

 as being more oppofite to the tranquil pleafure enjoyed 

 in the confined parts of the road: and, in fmall compo- 

 fitions, they find crooked directions exceedingly ufeful to 

 the planter, who, by winding his walks, may give an 

 idea of great extent, notwithftanding the narrownefs of 

 his limits. 



They fay that roads which are compofed of repeated 

 ilraight lines, altering their directions at certain points,, 

 have all the advantages both of crooked and ftraight ones ; 

 with other properties, peculiar to themfelves. The variety 

 and new arrangement of objects, fay they, which prefent 

 themfelves at every change of direction, occupy the mind 

 agreeably: their abrupt appearance occafions furprize; 



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