To rear the column, or the arch to bend;

To swell the terrace, or to sink the grot,

In all let Nature never be forgot:

Consult the genius of the place in all,

That tells the waters or to rise or fall;

Or helps th’ ambitious hill the heav’ns to scale,

Or scoops in circling theatres the vale;

Calls in the country, catches op’ning glades,

Joins willing woods, and varies shades from shades;

Now breaks, or now directs th’intending lines;