grave; to enliven it, numbers are wanting.

VII. But ground, is seldom beautiful or natural without variety, or oven without contrast; and the precautions which have been given, extend no further than to prevent variety from do ensinting into inconsistency and contrast into contradiction. ithin the Ontrones, nature supplies an inexhaustible fund; and variety thus limited, so far fro destroying improves the general effect. Sach distinguish part as a separate impression; and ell baring the same stap, all conen: ring to the same end, every one is an additional support to the prevailing idea: that is multiplied; it is extended; it appears in different shapos; it is shown in several lights; and the variety illus rates the rolation.

But variety wants not this recommandation; it is always desirable where it can be properly introduced; and it is distinguished from every other. If the scene be Lild and quiet, he will place torolla tono which to not differ widely; and he will gradually depart from the similitude. In nor scones, the succession will be less regular, tala the Grensitions more sudacn. The character of the place must dotoring the logroe of airference between forms which are contiguous. Posides distinctions in the shapes of ground, differences in their situations and their dimensions are surces of variety. The position will alter the effect, though the figure be the same; and for particular effects, a change only in the distance may be striking. If that be considorable, & succossion of similar shapes Sometimes occasions a fine perspective: but the dinination will be loss marked, that is, the effect will be less sengible, if the fons ale not nearly alike. We take more notice of one differ ones, when the e is no other. Sometimes a very disagree ble effect, produced by too close a resemblance of shapes, may be roodied only by an alteration in the size. If a steep descends in a succession of abrupt falls, nearly equal, they have the appearance of steps, and we neither pleasing nor wild; but if they are made to differ in height and length, the objection is ionovod: and at all times a difference in the dimensions wille found to have a greater effect, than in speculation we should be 1.lined to ascribe to it, and will often disguise & similarity of figure.

VIII. It also contributes, perhaps more than any other circumstance, to the perfection of those lines, which the eye traces along the parts of a piece of ground, when it glances over several together. No variety of form compensatce for the rant of it. An und lating line, composol of parts all elegant in thanselvos, all judiciously contrasted and happily 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 anendment. Though ground all falling the saro way requires every attention to its guneral tendency, yet the eye must not dart down the whole length 1.ediately in one direction, but should be insonsibly conducted towards the principal po nt with some circutty and delay. The channels betw.on hillocks ought never to run in strait, nor even in regularly curved linos; but winding gently a ong them, a constantly varying in form and i, dimensions, should gradually find their way. The beauty of a large hill, especially when seen from below, is frequently impaired by the even co