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pheasants and other bu*ds of splendid plumage add to the beauty 

 of the pleasure-ground. The cawing of rooks, the screams of pea- 

 cocks, the enlivening notes of the thrush, and the sweet melody of 

 the nightingale, are desirable in their respective situations ; and these 

 may be obtained by introducing the peculiar trees or shrubs in 

 which those birds delight. 



The view of the farm, a distant village, the spire of a church, 

 or an obelisk, become interesting in certain views : these will be 

 sought for and turned to account by the judicious Landscape Gar- 

 dener. Many artificial means, which cannot be here particularized, 

 may be resorted to on various occasions for assisting the effect of 

 nature. (Plate 6.) The keeper's house and the park lodges may 

 be of a rustic character, which from many points may be rendered 

 agreeably interesting. Where walks are constructed in the park, all 

 pleasurable objects which appertain to rural scenes should be intro- 

 duced ; they act on the eye like sparkling touches in a picture, which 

 excite the imagination, and render it conducive to increased en- 

 joyment. 



" Where, scattered wild, the Uly of the vale 

 Its balmy essence breathes ; where cowslips hang 

 The dewy head, where purple violets lurk, — 

 With all the lowly children of the shade." 



If the boundaries of the domain be seen, they should vary in 

 character: sometimes of stone or brick; but generally of wooden 



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