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from the former: The Sheet in Front is continued from 

 End to End, and throws itfelf into the Water-work. There 

 are alfo two pretty large Sheets tipon the Sides, and no 

 Rocks but at the Corners. This Buffet is adorned above 

 with two Groups of Boys holding up Baskets of Flowers, 

 which ftand upon Bafes fet upon the Coping of the Ter- 

 rafs : At Bottom are two Figures of Water-Nymphs carried 

 by Dolphins, which fpout Water out at their Noftrils. 



In the fourth Figure you have the Elevation of a fmall fig. iv. 

 Buffet, or Cafcade of Water, contrived in the Middle of a 

 Defcent of Steps, Horfe-flioo-Fafhion. Upon the Flat of 

 the Terrafs is a Bafon rounded at the End, with a large 

 Spout or Sheaf of Water, which faces another Flight of 

 Steps above, and a great Walk in a Wood, the Length of' 

 which is a Canal that fupplies the Cafcade with Water. This 

 great Spout falls again into the Bafon below, by a Sheet 

 fuftained by two young Tritons, and three Dolphins, that 

 flabber into the fame Bafon. This Cafcade is accompanied 

 by two Spouts upon the Sides: The Walls of the Terrafs, 

 and of the Horfe-lhoo, are adorned with Pannels, Courfes 

 of Rock-work, Icicles, acid Petrifications- cut in Stone. 



Th e fifth Figure i^ fit to be fet at the Bottom of a Walk, Fig. 

 or at the Endof fome long Line, and is made in a Niche 

 or Sinkingof a Palifade: 'Tis a great SheU raifed at the 

 End of a Bafon, and fuftained by Scrolls and Water-Leaves-^- 

 in the Middle is a Figure o£Venus^ upon a Bafe wrought 

 with a large Hollow, borne by two Dolphins, which throw 

 out Water. There are two Bubbling-Spouts upon the 

 Sides of this Shell, from which the Water falls again by 

 ■Sheets into the Bafon below. 



The Bafons of thefe Cafcades may be made with Clay, 

 or Ciment, with a Coping of wrought Stone going round 

 them i and for the little Bafons of the Candlefticks, they 

 may be cut and hollowed out of one Stone : The Gutters 

 and narrow Channels may be alfo funk in Stone, or built 

 with Flints, and Mortar of Ciment. You may likewife 

 make all thefe Bafons and Gutters with Lead, but that cofts 

 a great deal;, ?ndis very liable to be ftolen» 



