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< c the effects which we of Mr. Brown's 

 school mean to produce, are only such as 

 proceed from verdure, smoothness, and 

 flowing lines, which in our idea constitute 

 beauty of scenery ; we have nothing to do 

 with irritation of any kind, or degree; or 

 with any of those sources of pleasure, which 

 arise from sudden variety and intricacy, 

 from the contrast of wild and broken 

 scenery, of rocks, cataracts, or abruptness 

 of any kind ; or from what is called pictu- 

 resque composition." 



" It must be owned," said Mr. Seymour, 

 " that you have translated them out of their 

 sophistry into plain English : I question, 

 however, whether you will get them to 

 abide by your translation; for it would 

 confine them within stricter limits than 

 they probably would approve of." 



" I believe they are aware of it," said 

 Mr. Hamilton; t( and certainly such a clear 

 explicit declaration, imight put a professed 

 improver of that schcpol, into a perplexing 

 situation. Supposing, for instance, that 

 he were consulted on the improvements of 



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