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mon dwellings and outhouses, as well as 

 towers and turrets ; some with slanting, 

 others with flat roofs — the principle upon 

 which they are grouped and blended toge-' 

 ther, so as to produce a grand whole, in 

 spite of the meanness of many of the par- 

 ticulars, well deserves attention. 



Whenever any mass of buildings is to 

 be erected, whether a house with its offices, 

 or a farm with its outbuildings, an opportu- 

 nity presents itself, of producing what will 

 be a striking feature from many points: the 

 difference of expense in the mere outward 

 form, where there are no ornaments, is tri- 

 fling, when compared with the difference of 

 effect. Those who are desirous of improv 7 

 ing the landscapes of their place by means 

 of buildings, ought surely to study what the 

 great masters of landscape have done in 

 various situations, and in various styles : 

 how they sometimes softened and disguised 

 the too manifest symmetry of regular ar- 

 chitecture, by blending it with other ob- 

 jects of a different but not degrading kind ; 

 and at other times, ennobled meaner build- 



