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than in those which are placed in the midst 

 of landscapes, was, that in streets and squares 

 they are seen from more confined spaces, 

 from fewer points, and from a more uniform 

 level . There are situations, however, where 

 the summits of mere houses in towns, may 

 be very material in the general view; as 

 when a town happens to be placed on the 

 side of a hill, where the ascent is steep, and 

 the ground irregular: for, as in such cases 

 the houses rise above each other with sud- 

 den changes in their level and direction, 

 their tops are more distinctly seen, and 

 from a greater variety of different points. 

 In situations of that kind, were an architect 

 with a painter's eye, to have the planning 

 of the whole, he would have an opportunity 

 of producing the richest effects, by combin- 

 ing his art with that of painting; by varying 

 the characters of the buildings, and parti- 

 cularly of their summits, according to the 

 place which they were to occupy. 



Amidst all the interesting circumstances 

 at Tivoli, nothing is more striking to a per- 

 son, who has been used to consider the dis- 



