The gardens are laid out in the finest
taste: on descending from the back part
of the house you enter a verdant lawn
planted with clumps of ever-greens, be-
tween which are two rows of large
stone vases.  At the ends next the house
are two wolves in stone, done by the
celebrated Scheemaker, the statuary; at
the farther end are two large lions, and
the view is terminated by three fine an-
tique statues, dug up in Adrian's gar-
den at Rome, with stone seats between

On turning to the house on the right
hand, an open grove of forest trees affords
a view of the orangery, which is seen as
perfectly as if the trees were planted on
the lawn; and when the orange trees are
in flower, their fragrance is diffused over
the whole lawn to the house.  These
are separated from the lawn by a fossee,
to secure them from being injured by
the persons admitted to walk in the
garden.

On leaving the house to the left, an easy
slope covered with short grass leads down
to the serpentine river, on the side where-
of are clumps of ever-greens, with
agreeable breaks, between which the
water is seen; and at the farther end is
an opening into an inclosure, where are
a Roman temple, and an obelisk, with
grass slopes, and in the middle a circu-
lar piece of water.

From hence you are led to the
wilderness, through which are three
strait avenues terminated by three differ-
ent edifices; and within the quarters
are serpentine walks, through which you
may ramble near a mile in the shade.
On each side the serpentine river, are