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darken, the objects difappear, and the voices die in 

 €onfufed murmurs; when unexpectedly the walks are 

 turned into the fame open fpaces, and the different com- 

 panies are agreeably furprized to meet where they may 

 view each other, and fatisfy their curiofity without im^ 

 pediment. 



The Chinefe Gardeners very feldom finim any of their 

 walks en cul de fac\ carefully avoiding all unpleafant 

 difappointments : but if at any time the nature of the 

 lituation obliges them to it, they always terminate at 

 fome interefiing object; which leffens the difappoint— 

 ment, and takes off the idea of a childim conceit. 



Neither do they ever carry a walk round the extre- 

 mities of a piece of ground, and leave the middle entirely 

 open, as it is too often done amongft us: for though it 

 micrht render the fir ft glance ftriking and noble> they 

 think the pleafure would be of fhort duration; and that 

 the fpectator would be but moderately entertained, by 

 walking feveral miles, with the fame obje&s continually 



obtruding 



