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garden: From hence there is a view of a Bridge, with a 

 Serpentine River. Upon the brow of the opposite hill is 



THE GATE-WAY 



through which the road from Oxfordshire leads over the 

 bridge to the House. The Gate-way was designed by Kent, 

 but it has been altered and extended by Signor Valdre. The 

 entrance is strikingly magnificent. Backed by wood, is 



THE TEMPLE OF BACCHUS, 



a stucco'd building of Sir John Vanbrugh's design, the inside 

 adorned with the Revels of Bacchus, painted by Nollikins. 

 In the centre is a large Vase or fountain of blue marble, 

 with vine leaves and lions heads,— This building commands 

 a view cross the lake, and a beautiful prospect over the 

 country. 



Opposite the North front of the House is 



THE EQUESTRIAN STATUE OF KING GEORGE I. 

 In Armour, with this Inscription: 



In medio mihi Caesar erit, 



Et viridi in campo signum de marmore ponam. 



Cobham. 



In this front are an Ionic Portico; two circular corridores, 

 with 27 Ionic columns and one pilaster on a side, adorned 

 with marble busts, the walls ornamented with niches and 

 pilasters; four gateways into the courts, two by Signer 

 Valdr6, two by Kent; and two into the Gardens by Leoni. 



