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he approach or the park, gives a base to 

 the superstructure ; while the circumstances 

 of steps, vases, &c. mixed with trees and 

 shrubs, produce a richness and variety well 

 calculated to relieve the square mass which 

 characterises the generality of our country 

 residences. Burley on the Hill is a striking 

 example of the good effect of a terrace, as 

 seen from the country around it. 



As there are, no doubt, many situations 

 where the terrace cannot be immediately 

 connected with the mansion, it will be neces- 

 sary to consider the dress grounds under such 

 circumstances, according to their different 

 varieties of character. 



Cassiobury stands upon a dead flat ; the 

 living rooms upon a level with the lawn : the 

 scenery, as viewed from the window, is prin- 

 cipally bounded by the park. A raised ter- 

 race would have interfered with this principal 

 feature, and destroyed, in great measure, the 

 cheerfulness of the scene : a broad walk is, 

 therefore, very properly substituted for a 

 terrace. 



At Gorhambury, the ground immediately 

 about the house is also flat : but the living 

 rooms, being over a basement story, afford 



