of gardening among the Ancients. 299 
tions, and, probably, had no place among their 
embellifliments. 
It is proper to remark, that all the beauties of 
thefe gardens were confined within themfelves. 
No beauty of profpeft, or variety of ground is 
mentioned, and for obvious reafons. The pri¬ 
vacy of a place, deftined, in a great meafure, 
for the confinement of women, prevented the 
former, and the limited bounds of the extent of 
the garden, would not admit of the latter. 
It appears probable, that, at that time, they 
were ufed to have houfes in their gardens, 
wherein, particularly in hot weather, they were 
accuftomed to fleep at nights, which probably, 
was a great part of the gratification refulting 
from them. A dwelling is mentioned in the 
Song of Solomon, that feems to have flood in 
the garden, and was probably of this kind ;* and 
it is likely, that “ the pleafant houfes,” men¬ 
tioned by Ezekiel, f were of a fimilar nature. 
I am inclined to think, that fome ever-green 
trees, particularly fome of the terebinthinate 
* Chap. v. ver. 1, &c. 
f Chap. xxvi. ver. 12. 
Dr. Rufiel fays, that it is cuftomary for the principal 
perfons at Aleppo to live at their gardens during the month 
of April, and part of May. They live under tents, and 
perhaps tents might be ufed in the inftance cited. 
Ruflel’s Aleppo, p. 135. 
kind. 
