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trade, — its light and fhadow, — the perfect 

 union of its character with the mountains 

 and the caftle, — can hardly be conceived by 

 thofe who have not feen it. The profeflbr 

 propofed to blow up this rock and all its ac- 

 companiments with gunpowder, in order 

 to make the whole ground fmooth, and gent- 

 ly falling from the caftle ; in fhort, to place 

 this ancient irregular fabrick, on a regular 

 green flope. The noble owner, both from 

 his own natural judgment and feeling, and 

 from the advice of Mr. Knight, to whom 

 he mentioned the propofal, not only rejected 

 it, but has repaired all that was broken and 

 defaced in this terras ; and has preferved, in 

 its true character, what would have been 

 equally regretted by the painter, by the 

 antiquary, and by every man of natural 

 judgment and reflection. 



Too many inftances might probably be 

 produced, where fuch facrilege has not been 



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