GENERAL IMPROVEMENT. 



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between the two last will, perhaps, depend as 

 much upon the scenery, in which they are 

 placed, as upon any essential variety in the 

 buildings themselves. 



Though situations may sometimes occur 

 where the choice of an appropriate building 

 may not be so obvious, yet I conceive that, 

 in many others, good taste could be at no loss 

 in making a judicious selection; and, even in 

 cases not so clear, the same good taste would 

 avoid any glaring disunion between the house 

 and its accompanying scenery. 



In speaking of character in scenery as con- 

 nected with our present purpose, I will ven- 

 ture to range it under five heads: for though, 

 in many instances, the Romantic and the Pic- 

 turesque may appear to blend into one cha- 

 racter, yet, in very many others, a marked 

 distinction will, I conceive, be found between 

 them. The Romantic will, perhaps, often 

 include the Picturesque; but, in numerous 

 instances, I think, the latter will be found 

 unaccompanied by the former quality. I will 

 also add, as connected with residences, the 

 Rural, as a distinct class from any of the rest. 

 Scenery, therefore, may be divided into the 

 Grand, the Romantic, the Beautiful, the Pic- 



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