one writer when describing this seat, where Nature has done more for herself; but in no place that I ever saw has so much been done for Nature as at Pain's Hill. The beauty and unexpected variety of the scene, the happy situation, elegant structure, and judicious form, of the buildings; the flourishing state, uncommon diversity, and contrasted groupage of the trees, and the contrivance of the water, will not fail to . awaken the most pleasing sensations."

Speaking of Pain's Hill, and observing that Whately distinguishes three kinds of gardens-the garden which connects itself with a park-the ornamented farm-and the forest, or savage garden-Horace Walpole remarks that he has not sufficiently discriminated the third: "I mean that kind of Alpine scenery, (he continues,) composed almost wholly of pines and firs, a few birch, and such trees as assimilate with a savage and mountainous country. Mr. Charles Hamilton, at Pain's Hill, has in my opinion, given a perfect example of this mode in the utmost boundary of his garden. All is great, and foreign, and rude; the walks seem not designed, but cut through the wood of pines; and the style of the whole is so grand, and conducted with so serious an air of wild and uncultivated extent, that when you look down on this seeming forest, you are amazed to find it contain only a few acres,"

Among the attractions which Mr. Hamilton provided here, were a Temple of Bacchus, together with a fine colossal statue of that heathen deity in its interior, with busts of Roman emperors, &c.; and a beautiful Grotto, decorated with the finest spars. Mr. H. liberally permitted visitants to this charming domain, and even allowed the use of small chairs drawn by ponies, which were provided at the inns at Cobham. B. B. Hopkins, Esq. purchased the estate of the proprietor towards the decline of life in the latter: and erected a larger house

than the original on the brow of a hill which rises from the Mole. This latter mansion has a handsome aspect: the centre of the front, facing the river, is adorned with a pediment supported by columns. On the death of Mr. Hopkins, Pain's Hill was again disposed of, and from that period admission to view its beauties has been denied the public.

FINIS.

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