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moii with a noble portico of the composite order, and the artificial piece of water to the right; and finds at the further extremity an admirable Inn, beautiful n situation, and satisfactory in its accom- lation and charges; tenanted by a servant of the family; looking from the front towards the rocks and woods of the park; and from the back, upon tile village of Weston, rendered picturesque twits little church aad white-washed cottages.

Grand and diversified as the scenery of the park is, we thought its cncci much lessened by the sheet of water that been formed to adorn it. Formal in shape, the hand of art is discovered, in its regularly serpentine line; an impression ted by its level being much above that of the adjoining meadows. Both tea Cts might
 * ed be remedied by jadicioi plantations;

and it is but fair to observe, that we were told such improvena :rc in contemplation. In order

to see the walks, which are twelve miles round, in proper routine, we left the Inn, and picked our way through a shrubberv, whose narrow path conducted a.; to a little fantastical cottage (lifted up in the Dutch style) called Ntji.'une's Whim; a name perhaps, that shields it from criticism, which would otherwise strongly object to any thing so childishly artificial in the neighbourhood of such

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