60 WATER. 



or a temple placed on a gently rising knoll, sustained by appro- 

 priate foliage, the scene is rendered particularly beautiful. 



If water be, happily, within the grounds of a villa, it may be ren- 

 dered ornamental in an eminent degree ; and among the effects to be 

 produced may be mentioned the cascade, the fountain, the pool, the 

 murmuring brook, and the winding stream : these must be regulated 

 by the quantity of water, and the nature of the ground through 

 which it runs. 



While speaking of the beauty which water may produce on a 

 domain, it must be admitted that a superabundance is frequently 

 detrimental ; also where grounds are low, and liable to occasional 

 inundation, or interspersed with fens or bogs : in such places, the im- 

 prover's skill is more particularly required ; for he must, by removing 

 the objectionable quantity, render the grounds productive and pic- 

 turesque. The superfluous water may be drawn togetlier into the 

 form of a lake ; or, if draining be practicable, a gently running 

 stream may be effected. It frequently occurs, where the drainings 

 of neighbouring lands lead to one reservoir, there is a great deposit 

 of clay and mud, and the spot becomes overgrown with weeds, even- 

 tually producing stagnation, rendering the scene disagreeable, and 

 the neighbourhood unhealthy : these impurities of animal and vege- 

 table matter will be entirely removed, and this inconvenience in every 

 respect obviated, where a running stream can be effected. 



