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hill, was seen at some distance, a noble prospect, and you looked down on the lake, surrounded with woods and lawns.—Nothing unnatural was seen throughout the whole garden: no studied magnificence: very few fountains, but many cascades, which tumbling down artificial rocks, lost themselves in meandering currents, through the embrowning shades. In this beautiful garden, there was scarcely one strait walk, except the grand lawn above-mentioned: every thing was irregular and natural. In many places sheep, and other cattle were feeding; and as many foreign birds, and harmless beasts, as possible were procured to run about the woods, which were full of hares, rabbits, and pheasants. In short this garden, which may be considered as a work of eminent genius, was formed on the mere plan of guiding nature: the grass was almost every where kept in beautifulorder;