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ferent divisions, and its termination concealed by a curious turn, 
making it appear to lose itself in the adjacent plantations. 
With respect to the walks, some ought to be made of gravel, and 
some of grass; the former for common walking, and the latter for 
occasionally walking in the heat of summer; which, in dry hot 
weather, may be more agreeable than the gravel-walks; therefore 
some of each sort is proper, both for convenience and variety. 
Gravel walks, however, should lead all round the pleasure-ground, 
and into the principal internal divisions, so as to have dry and firm 
walking, at all times of the year; for frequently* but particularly 
in winter, and in wet weather, grass-walks are very uncomfortable 
and even unhealthy to walk on. These walks should be of propor- 
tional width, in different parts, and larger or smaller in proportion 
to the extent of the ground. 
As to the distribution of gravel- walks — first a magnificent one, 
from fifteen to twenty or thirty feet wide, should range immediately 
close and parallel to the front of the house, and be conducted di- 
rectly across the lawn into the nearest side shrubberies; from this 
main walk, other smaller ones, from five to ten or fifteen feet wide, 
according to the extent of the ground, should branch off at proper 
intervals directed in the serpentine way — some leading through 
the outer boundary plantations, as already hinted— others into the 
internal divisions, and others carried along the boundary plantation 
of the main lawn; all of which walks being conducted through the 
different parts, in order to afford the convenience of shade and re- 
tirement occasionally, as well as to enjoy the variety of the trees, 
shrubs, and flowers, variously presenting themselves at different 
turnings: for the walks having various sweeps and windings, dis- 
covering only a moderate length at once, every turning produces 
new varieties, and should likewise be so contrived as at proper in- 
tervals, to discover openings for prospects into different principal 
divisions of the ground; having in some places the plantation of 
trees, shrubs, and flowers, bordering close upon the walks; in other 
parts, have on one side of the walks considerable grass-spaces, run- 
ning into the plantation, in one or more concave curves, to form the 
greater diversity. 
In some places the winding of walks should be gradual and mo- 
derate; in others, exhibit sudden turns and sweeps — some display- 
ing magnificent projections in the plantation — others, spacious 
openings, bordered with curious plants; in other parts a close thick- 
et, which sometimes may seem to terminate the walk, when by a 
sudden turn, it breaks out all at once, into some grand open division, 
spacious open walk, an avenue, or elegant piece of water, open groves, 
&c. And in other parts a walk suddenly divides into two or three 
divisions, leading different ways in gradual sweeps, each separation 
being formed by a projecting clump of shrubbery work, or group of 
trees, Sec. and each division of the walk is conducted by such varied 
serpentine turns, as soon to be concealed from the other, by the in- 
tervening compartments. 
Sometimes, similar to the ancient designs, a spacious gravel walk 
