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castellated building, to the right of which rises a vast artificial, mount finely wooded, surmounted by a part of the old fortification; whose iron grate letting in an unexpe&ed light, has the most happy effect. To the left is Caesar's tower; and to the right that dedicated to Guy, and called after his name, one hundred and forty-eight feet in height. From hence we ascended to the bail, a fine apartment sixty-two feet long by thirty-seven wide, whose windows afforded us part of the beautiful scenery of this place. Forty feet below us the Avon led his silver stream, almost washingthe foundations of the castle, and tumbling down a small cascade; opposing his waters a little to the left, a broken bridge raised its ruined head, contrasted by a modern fabrick of like kind more distant in the same direction; beyond which a wide extent of fer- tile meadows presented itself; on the opposite bank a fine sheet of wood rises gently from the river, and gives the eye a sweet repose after the rich va- riety of the other scenery. -A cast of Hercules adorns this apartment.

The Anti-Chamber contains the following paint- ings: Lady Brook, sitting; painter unknown.

Anne, daughter of Frederick II. King of Denmark, and xvife ofjames J. of England. There is hardly jiiy character of rank so little celebrated in history;

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