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charm of them ; but when the same sweeps 

 return as regularl y as the steps of a minuet, 

 the eye is quite wearied with following 

 them over and over again. What makes 

 the sweeps much more formal, is their 

 extreme nakedness. The sprinkling of a 

 few scattered trees on their edges will not 

 do; there must be masses, and groups, 

 and various degrees of openings, and con- 

 cealment ; and by such means, some little 

 variety may be given even to these tame 

 banks, for tame they always will remain : 

 and it may here be observed, tha t the same 

 objects which produce reflections, produce 

 also variety of outline, of tints, of lights 

 and shadows, as well as intricacy. So in- 

 timate is the connection between all these 

 different beauties; so often does the ab- 

 sence of one of them, imply the absence 

 of the others. 



In the turns of a beautiful river, the 

 lines are so varied with projections, coves, 

 and inlets ; with smooth and broken ground ; 

 with some parts open, and with others 

 fringed and overhung with treesand bushes; 



