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Their regular buildings they generally furround with 

 artificial terraffes, Hopes, and many flights of Heps; the 

 angles of which are adorned with groupes of fculpture 

 and vafes, intermixed with all forts of artificial water- 

 works, which, connecting with the architecture, ferve to 

 give it confequence, and add to the gaiety, fplendor, and 

 buftle of the fcenery. 



Round the main habitation, and near all their deco- 

 rated ftructures, the grounds are laid out with great regu- 

 larity, and kept with great care : no plants are admitted 

 that intercept the view of the buildings ; nor no lines but 

 fuch as accompany the architecture properly, and con- 

 tribute to the general good effect of the whole com- 

 pofition: for they hold it abfurd to furround an elegant 

 fabric with diforderly rude vegetation ; faying, that it 

 looks like a diamond fet in lead; and always conveys the 

 idea of an unfiniflied work. When the buildings are 

 ruftic, the fcenery which furrounds them is wild; when 

 they are grand, it is gloomy; when gay, it is luxuriant: 

 in mort, the Chinefe are fcrupuloufly nice in preferving 



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