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banks of the river! and in a clump of trees is the hermitage (/). This place is surrcunded oft
every side with wood : in front a cascade pours over rocks, whilst thick foliage bends, and
sweeps the surface of the foaming water. Groups of trees happily disposed give an
extraordinary effebt of light and shade to this enchanting spot : the banks are adorned with
flowering shrubs and sweet-smelling plants: a few rays of light ressected by the brightness of
the calcade, add to the brilliancy. The walk rises a steep bank, and proceeds close to the edge
of the precipice, from whence the cascade appears to the greatefi: advantage: onward, the lake
opens- to the sight; a promontory, covered with wood to the water’s edge, hides its extent on
the left; whilst, on the right, it is bounded by an high hill crowned with trees : in front, over the
water, the lawn stretches away, on whose summit the house is situated. The path gently ascends,
and gains, after pasting a gate leading into another enclosure, the summit of an hill, whereon
is situated the Temple of Liberty (/’). The view srom hence is as perfectly interesting
as the imagination can conceive: here, every beauty unites; the water in the vale, the sur-
rounding woods, the gently-swelling hill, and the house, render the view uncommonly
pibluresque: a gentle descent commences, and winds close to a cottage (*) covered with
trees; on the other side a gravel-pit, broken into uncouth forms, is planted with juniper and
wild shrubs, and adorned with a few straggling oaks, through whose branches the eye catches
part of the valley, the lake, the risiug ground and woods beyond. Pasting next a' small
gate, the view over the lake is more extensive; it sweeps the foot of the hill; clumps of trees
adorn its summit, with a rustic seat beneath the sliade. Proceeding downwards, the view
becomes more confined; the path crosses the coach-road, and arrives at a wood, where it soon
reaches the edge of the rivulet and a rustic bridge (mj, srom whence the opposite riling
grounds are seen to the greatesi: advantage. An ice-house, of simple construCsion, is obscrved
near the top, ernbosomed amidsh trees impervious to the rays os the sun: near it a spring rises,
and trickles down to a cold bath, near' which the walk passeS, and winds through an
enclosure to a clump of elms in' the bottom, wherein is an urn sacred to Love: this
rnysterious place is concealed by shrubs from every eye. Riling the hill, a seat under tall
trees next engages the attention: the view from hence is molt interestirVgly splendid : the hills
bound the horizon, whilst an appropriate inscription alludes to the beauties of the creation.
Down in the bottom, on the right, a contrary scene occupies the mind : a small temple is
observed under a lliade (o) ; a brawling rivulet pursues its course through a little valley;
forest shrubs enliven the banks, which begin to assume a more wild appearance as it approaches
the wood, where it has every resemblance to a chase: pursuing the path, it arrives next at an
alcove, overlooking an irregular piece of water, ornamented with trees and shrubs, and lost
behind a grove and projecting high land: the walk next proceeds up an ascent by the side of.
the lawn, and terminates at the svveep, to which it palscs over the coach-road through the
shrubbery.
REFERENCES.
a. Coach-Road from the Turnpike—This road enters the grounds at one of the highest
parts of the estate : it passes over a cultivated sield, and, winding near a fence,
arrives at the bottom; where, crosting a small river over an handsome bridge, it
proceeds round the foot of a gentle hill, on which are luxuriant woods, and pre-
sently enters the lawn: from hence the views are interesting; the water, the
riling ground beyond covered with trees, an high hill in front ornamented in the
same manner, with the house on the left surrounded by a grove, render this scene
uncommonly pleasing: pursuing the road, the view from the other lawn, which
it enters previous to its termination at the house, is extensive and interesting.
l\ Bridge—A neat erection of stone, situated in a valley, and over the river which
empties itself into the lake. The views from . this bridge are uncommonly
F sequestered:
banks of the river! and in a clump of trees is the hermitage (/). This place is surrcunded oft
every side with wood : in front a cascade pours over rocks, whilst thick foliage bends, and
sweeps the surface of the foaming water. Groups of trees happily disposed give an
extraordinary effebt of light and shade to this enchanting spot : the banks are adorned with
flowering shrubs and sweet-smelling plants: a few rays of light ressected by the brightness of
the calcade, add to the brilliancy. The walk rises a steep bank, and proceeds close to the edge
of the precipice, from whence the cascade appears to the greatefi: advantage: onward, the lake
opens- to the sight; a promontory, covered with wood to the water’s edge, hides its extent on
the left; whilst, on the right, it is bounded by an high hill crowned with trees : in front, over the
water, the lawn stretches away, on whose summit the house is situated. The path gently ascends,
and gains, after pasting a gate leading into another enclosure, the summit of an hill, whereon
is situated the Temple of Liberty (/’). The view srom hence is as perfectly interesting
as the imagination can conceive: here, every beauty unites; the water in the vale, the sur-
rounding woods, the gently-swelling hill, and the house, render the view uncommonly
pibluresque: a gentle descent commences, and winds close to a cottage (*) covered with
trees; on the other side a gravel-pit, broken into uncouth forms, is planted with juniper and
wild shrubs, and adorned with a few straggling oaks, through whose branches the eye catches
part of the valley, the lake, the risiug ground and woods beyond. Pasting next a' small
gate, the view over the lake is more extensive; it sweeps the foot of the hill; clumps of trees
adorn its summit, with a rustic seat beneath the sliade. Proceeding downwards, the view
becomes more confined; the path crosses the coach-road, and arrives at a wood, where it soon
reaches the edge of the rivulet and a rustic bridge (mj, srom whence the opposite riling
grounds are seen to the greatesi: advantage. An ice-house, of simple construCsion, is obscrved
near the top, ernbosomed amidsh trees impervious to the rays os the sun: near it a spring rises,
and trickles down to a cold bath, near' which the walk passeS, and winds through an
enclosure to a clump of elms in' the bottom, wherein is an urn sacred to Love: this
rnysterious place is concealed by shrubs from every eye. Riling the hill, a seat under tall
trees next engages the attention: the view from hence is molt interestirVgly splendid : the hills
bound the horizon, whilst an appropriate inscription alludes to the beauties of the creation.
Down in the bottom, on the right, a contrary scene occupies the mind : a small temple is
observed under a lliade (o) ; a brawling rivulet pursues its course through a little valley;
forest shrubs enliven the banks, which begin to assume a more wild appearance as it approaches
the wood, where it has every resemblance to a chase: pursuing the path, it arrives next at an
alcove, overlooking an irregular piece of water, ornamented with trees and shrubs, and lost
behind a grove and projecting high land: the walk next proceeds up an ascent by the side of.
the lawn, and terminates at the svveep, to which it palscs over the coach-road through the
shrubbery.
REFERENCES.
a. Coach-Road from the Turnpike—This road enters the grounds at one of the highest
parts of the estate : it passes over a cultivated sield, and, winding near a fence,
arrives at the bottom; where, crosting a small river over an handsome bridge, it
proceeds round the foot of a gentle hill, on which are luxuriant woods, and pre-
sently enters the lawn: from hence the views are interesting; the water, the
riling ground beyond covered with trees, an high hill in front ornamented in the
same manner, with the house on the left surrounded by a grove, render this scene
uncommonly pleasing: pursuing the road, the view from the other lawn, which
it enters previous to its termination at the house, is extensive and interesting.
l\ Bridge—A neat erection of stone, situated in a valley, and over the river which
empties itself into the lake. The views from . this bridge are uncommonly
F sequestered: