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he did is to be avoided ; in the other, many 

 things are worthy of attention and imita- 

 tion. In regard to the walks at Blenheim, 

 another circumstance, though minute, adds 

 to their perfection: they are so artfully laid, 

 that the surface becomes a sort of mosaic ; 

 and notwithstanding their inherent defects, 

 they add a higher polish to that beautiful 

 garden scene. Whenever any thing can be 

 devised, that has the neatness and dressed 

 appearance of the gravel walk, without its 

 distinct lines and meagre edge, I shall be 

 very glad of the exchange ; in the mean 

 time, I must own, I know of no other me- 

 thod of having a dry walk for any length 

 through a pleasure ground, in character with 

 that ground. 



With respect to fountains and statues, 

 as they are among the most refined of all 

 garden ornaments, so they are most liable 

 to be introduced with impropriety. Their 

 effect, however, (especially that of water in 

 motion mixed with sculpture,) is of the 

 most brilliant kind ; yet though fountains 

 make the principal ornaments of the old 



