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through a portcullis, and over the moat by a bridge; a m ay lately formed v iiii great taste and judgment ; and soon round ourselves in a broad gravel walk, winding towards the green-house, skirted to the right by a thick plantation, and open to a lawn, potted with trees to the left. From hence the towers of the castle, and the spire of St. Nicholas, are seen to good eilecr. A Gothic front has been proper 1 -/ chosen for the grecn-hou.se, which looks out upon the velvet lawn, and catches beyond .; a reach of the Avon, backed by a gradual slope, whose thick plantations embosom an elegant lodge. In this building is preserved the celebrated antique vase, presented by Sir William Hamilton to the Earl of Warwick; of vast dimensions, and the hture. The. material is white marble;
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