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landscape : but let one change only be 

 made, let the sea break against those 

 rocks, and trees will no longer be thought 

 of. 



As, in addition to its sublime character, 

 the intricacy and variety of its waves ren- 

 der the sea independent of trees, so those 

 are the two qualities in trees, which render 

 them of such importance in all inland situ- 

 ations, especially in those of a tame unva- 

 ried character; and so great is their power 

 of correcting monotony, that, by their 

 means, even a dead flat may become highly 

 interesting. 



The infinite variety of tieir forms, tints, 

 and light and shade, must strike every 

 body ; the quality of intricicij they possess, 

 in as high a degree, and in i more exclusive 

 and peculiar manner. Tike a single tree 

 only, and consider it in ths point of view. 

 It is composed of millions of boughs, 

 sprays, and leaves, internixed with, and 

 crossing each other in as nany directions ; 

 while through the various cpendings, the eye 

 still discovers new and iifijiiitte conibina- 



