592 OF CONVENIENCES PECULIAR TO BOOK I. 



Berwick, and ascends into the park near the ruins of a fine old 

 abbey. And the last proceeds from the shore, through a hol- 

 low wooded dell, which bursts into a level valley at the rocky 

 base of the steepest side of the mountain. Nothing can con- 

 vey an adequate idea of these approaches but a model of the 

 whole residence; a mode which I took advantage of on this 

 occasion, in order to communicate my ideas with the requisite 

 clearness. 



The Drive is another variety of road; the intention of which 

 being to shew the beauties of an extensive residence, or of the 

 surrounding country, nothing can be easier than to contrive it. 

 The chief art is, to shew only one species of rural character at 

 a time. The drive designed for North Berwick first shews a 

 magnificent forest-like park ; then enters a dell, and suddenly 

 bursts out of it to a naked, rocky, abrupt sea-shore : along this 

 it proceeds some miles, without shewing any thing except the 

 sea ; it then turns into a fertile corn country, next enters the 

 woods of Leughie, whence carriages may either return by the 

 approach above described, or proceed to make a more exten- 

 sive tour of the country. 



Lodges are necessary both for approaches and drives. Those 

 for the approach should be designed in a character analogous 

 to that of the mansion ; those for the drives should seldom be 

 more than improved cottages, unless the situation suggest some 



