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the bank itself, some below it, and near 

 the edge of the water ; others in the water, 

 with their tops appearing above it. In 

 another part again, there might be a beach 

 of gravel, sand,, or pebbles, the general 

 bank being there divided and a passage 

 worn through it, by animals coming to 

 drink, or to cool themselves in the water. 

 Many of these, and of similar circum- 

 stances, he might probably be able to pro- 

 duce in his new-formed bank, before he 

 began the operation of planting ; nor ought 

 he to be deterred by the awkward naked 

 appearance of stumps, roots, and stones 

 half buried in dirt, but look forward to 

 the time when dirt and bareness will be 

 gone, when rudeness will be disguised, and 

 effect and variety alone remain. 



Should a taste for diversifying the banks 

 of artificial water once prevail, I am well 

 persuaded that such an inexhaustible fund 

 of amusement and interest would succeed 

 to the present dull monotony, as might 

 tempt many into the opposite extreme. 

 Just at present, however, there is no need 



