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No. VI. THE GRANGE.
TTTHEN grounds requiring'improvement are (as in the present instance) rather upon an exten-
sive scale, the first attention requisite to be paid, is to the relative connexion of hill
and dale, and to the general prevailing features of the country, fo that every aid may be conform-
able thereto. A tradt of 120 acres generally contains whatever is mod: requisite for pidluresque
beauty, without stepping far beyond the bounds; and if judicioussy arranged, will repay by its
cheerfulness the expense of bringing it to perfection.
In the Grange, every endeavour has been used to Amplify, and so to conduct the improvement,
that a just proportion may be discovered throughout; in pursuing which. Nature has never been
insulted—on the contrary, she is enticed to reside near the habitation, and prevailed upon to lavish
her beauties on those spots most frequently to be contemplated, and oftenest enjoyed.—Splendour,
at variance with Nature, is discarded: her meteor-like attractions, it is true, may please for
a time, fascinate the sense, and claim the tribute of applause ; but this delulion is over whenever
Nature condescends to exhibit her charms; she then steals insensibly upon the understanding, and
the mind imbibes impressions in her favour, which can never be eradicated.
On a gentle asceiit in nearly the centre of the farm, is the slotation determined upon for
the mansion. This spot commands interesting views of wood, water, hill and dale, and an
extensive one from the principal front of the house, over the distant country, seen across a
verdant lawn bounded on each side with young plantations or full-grown woods : these ap-
pear to unite to other hanging ones, a little farther removed, and, like the side scenes in a
theatre, serve to heighten the perspeCtive, and produce the happiest effeCt imaginable : the other
front looks down upon a beautisul irregular piece of water, skirted with oak and elm, whilst on
the opposite side a riling hill is crowned with the Temple of Liberty. On the right, from the
house, a grove conceals the view, round which the lawn extends. From the windows is
obtained a glimpse of the coach-road, which is lost to the eye as it approaches the stables, from
whence it proceeds, and terminates at the sweep before the portico.
Distributing the woods, determining the bounds of the enclosures, and the water, to
produce a sine effeCt fiom the house, has been particularly attended to; nor are the other
parts forgot: on the contrary, every care is taken, by combination and union, to render the
landscape perfect, from whatever Ration it is viewed : this circumstance will appear evident
whilst tracing the walks, which commence on that side of the mansion fronting the south.
Palling through a clump of trees, the path arrives at a square rustic building (/’) overgrown
with ivy, on the lawn, and near the flcirts of a wood, which it enters, and proceeds to a
temple (§•) surrounded by wood, and having at its farthest extremity a grass enclosure, with a
neat cottage. From this place the view expands : the walk next enters a grove, and keeps
descending until it arrives at a small bridge thrown across a rivulet, below' which the water
is heard to fall over pieces of rock, and rough ground, enclosed with underwood, which
renders it impervious to the eye; whilst higher up, the rivulet is divided by an illand, orna-
mented with aspen, mountain ash, and the tall poplar. The fragments os a rude altar are
visible, part hanging over an edge of an irregular fhore, in some places surrounded with
dark umbrageous foliage, in -others admitting a cheerful gleam of light. Accompanying the
stream, the path presently arrives at a secluded retirement (/>) environed with rock, from which
issiies a trickling stream, and in gentle murmurs erodes the path. A moss seat joins the foun-
tain, and has an inseription on stone: the whole overarched with roots of trees, jasmine,
honeysuckle, and other plants. Winding onwards, at no great distance fropn the grove, on the
banks
No. VI. THE GRANGE.
TTTHEN grounds requiring'improvement are (as in the present instance) rather upon an exten-
sive scale, the first attention requisite to be paid, is to the relative connexion of hill
and dale, and to the general prevailing features of the country, fo that every aid may be conform-
able thereto. A tradt of 120 acres generally contains whatever is mod: requisite for pidluresque
beauty, without stepping far beyond the bounds; and if judicioussy arranged, will repay by its
cheerfulness the expense of bringing it to perfection.
In the Grange, every endeavour has been used to Amplify, and so to conduct the improvement,
that a just proportion may be discovered throughout; in pursuing which. Nature has never been
insulted—on the contrary, she is enticed to reside near the habitation, and prevailed upon to lavish
her beauties on those spots most frequently to be contemplated, and oftenest enjoyed.—Splendour,
at variance with Nature, is discarded: her meteor-like attractions, it is true, may please for
a time, fascinate the sense, and claim the tribute of applause ; but this delulion is over whenever
Nature condescends to exhibit her charms; she then steals insensibly upon the understanding, and
the mind imbibes impressions in her favour, which can never be eradicated.
On a gentle asceiit in nearly the centre of the farm, is the slotation determined upon for
the mansion. This spot commands interesting views of wood, water, hill and dale, and an
extensive one from the principal front of the house, over the distant country, seen across a
verdant lawn bounded on each side with young plantations or full-grown woods : these ap-
pear to unite to other hanging ones, a little farther removed, and, like the side scenes in a
theatre, serve to heighten the perspeCtive, and produce the happiest effeCt imaginable : the other
front looks down upon a beautisul irregular piece of water, skirted with oak and elm, whilst on
the opposite side a riling hill is crowned with the Temple of Liberty. On the right, from the
house, a grove conceals the view, round which the lawn extends. From the windows is
obtained a glimpse of the coach-road, which is lost to the eye as it approaches the stables, from
whence it proceeds, and terminates at the sweep before the portico.
Distributing the woods, determining the bounds of the enclosures, and the water, to
produce a sine effeCt fiom the house, has been particularly attended to; nor are the other
parts forgot: on the contrary, every care is taken, by combination and union, to render the
landscape perfect, from whatever Ration it is viewed : this circumstance will appear evident
whilst tracing the walks, which commence on that side of the mansion fronting the south.
Palling through a clump of trees, the path arrives at a square rustic building (/’) overgrown
with ivy, on the lawn, and near the flcirts of a wood, which it enters, and proceeds to a
temple (§•) surrounded by wood, and having at its farthest extremity a grass enclosure, with a
neat cottage. From this place the view expands : the walk next enters a grove, and keeps
descending until it arrives at a small bridge thrown across a rivulet, below' which the water
is heard to fall over pieces of rock, and rough ground, enclosed with underwood, which
renders it impervious to the eye; whilst higher up, the rivulet is divided by an illand, orna-
mented with aspen, mountain ash, and the tall poplar. The fragments os a rude altar are
visible, part hanging over an edge of an irregular fhore, in some places surrounded with
dark umbrageous foliage, in -others admitting a cheerful gleam of light. Accompanying the
stream, the path presently arrives at a secluded retirement (/>) environed with rock, from which
issiies a trickling stream, and in gentle murmurs erodes the path. A moss seat joins the foun-
tain, and has an inseription on stone: the whole overarched with roots of trees, jasmine,
honeysuckle, and other plants. Winding onwards, at no great distance fropn the grove, on the
banks