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ARTIFICIAL CHARACTER. 
The magnificent building which by its situation and magnitude must 
form the leading feature of the place, ought therefore to extend its 
influence over the scenery: at present its character is contrasted with 
all the surrounding objects of Art, and its great dimensions withdraw 
the eye from all the surrounding objects of Nature: hence it becomes 
separated from, or rather contrasted to the scenery; and being thus in 
a manner isolated and detached, we are apt to suppose it too large for 
its situation. 
If the same character be extended throughout the gardens, and the 
whole scene be enriched by buildings of the same style, this large dome 
will cease to be unconnected, it will in a manner blend with them, 
although it will always form the leading feature of the scenery . 0 There 
might be some reason for objecting to a multiplicity of buildings, if they 
were all merely introduced as ornaments, like a public garden crowded 
with seats ; but if each object has a separate use, and each contributes 
to the comfort as well as the magnificence of the scene, it is hardly 
possible to make it too rich. 
• Another objection to this building as a separate object, arises from its uses. We are in the habit of sup- 
posing that the house should be a more lofty object than its stables or offices, and are apt to annex dignity to 
loftiness. For this reason, at Chatswortli, at Hardwick, and some other palaces, the principal apartments were 
at the top of the house; yet we do not object in St. Paul's, or St. Peter's at Rome, that the choir, or most digni- 
fied part of the building, is not placed immediately under the dome. 
