grave; to enliven it, numbers are wanting.

VII. But ground, is seldom beautiful or natural without variety, or even without contrast; and the precautions which have been given, extend no further than to prevent variety from degenerating into inconsistency and contrast into contradiction. Within the extromes, nature supplies an inexhaustible fund; and variety thus limited, so far from destroying improves the general effect. Sach distinguished partakes a separato impression; and all bearing the sane stamp, all concurring to the same end, every one is an additional support to the prevailing idea: that is ultiplied; it is extended; it appears in different shapes; it is shown in several lights; and the variety illus rates the relation.

But variety wants not this recomendation; it is always desin ble where it can be properly introduced; and it is distinguished from every other. If the scene be mild and quiet, he will place together those which do not differ widely; and he will gradually depart from the similitude. In der scenes, the succession will be less regular, and the transitions ore sudden. The character of the place must determine the degree of difference between foras which are contiguɔns. Besides distinctions in the shapes of ground, differences in their situations and their dimensions are sources of variety. The position will alter the effect, though the figure be the sale; anl for particular effects, a change only in the distance may be striking. If that be considerable, a succession of similar shapes sometimes occasions a fine perspective: but the diminution will be less marked, that is, the effect will be less sengible, in the for..s are not nearly alike. We take more notice of one difference, when the 'e is no other. Soletines a very disagree ble effect, produced by too close a resemblance of shapes, may be remedied only by an alteration in the size. If a steep descends in a succession of abrupt falls, nearly equal, they have the appearance of stens, and are neither pleasing nor wild; but if they are made to differ in height and length, the objection is me loved: and at all times a difference in the dimensions will be found to avo a greater effect, than in speculation we should be inclined to ascribe to it, and will often disguise a similarity of figure.

VIII. It also contributes, perhaps more than any other circumstance, to the perfection of those lines, which the ye traces along the parts of a piece of ground, when it glances over several logother. No variety of form compensates for the want or it. An undulating line, composed of parts all elegant in themselves, all judiciously contrasted and appily united, but equal the one to the other, is far from the line of beauty. A long strait line has no variety at all; and a little deviation into a curve if there be still a continued uniformity, is but a trifling endment. Though ground all falling the same way requires every attention to its general tendency, yet the eye rust not dart down the whole length inediately in one direction, but should be insensibly conducted towerds the principal point with some circutty and delay. The channels between hillocks ought never to run in strait, or even in regularly curved lines; but winding gently along them, and constantly varying in form and in dimensions, should gradually find their way. The Panty of a large hill, especially when seen from below, is frequently impaired by the even con