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a Shooting Box for a single gentleman, die present rooms in 

 the old house are sufficient; but it must he the residence of a 

 family ; and as it is at some 



c 



list a nee fi 



on 



oeiety, we must not 

 provide for the accommodation of ils own family, in its 



various branches, but for the entertainment of oilier families in 



the neighbourhood, and for the reception of friends and visitor*, 



who may come from the capital, or other distant parts. All this 

 cannot be expected in a very small mansion. The most judi- 

 cious mode of combating the difficulty, which prudence opposes 

 to magnificence, will be to follow the example set at Down ton, 

 where the inside was first considered, and the outside afterwards 

 made to conform to that, under the idea of a picturesque out- 

 line: but as the character of a Castle must depend on ils dimen- 

 sions, I dare not recommend that character, lest it be compared 

 with the massive fragments of the ruins of Ludlow. 



THE HOUSE. 



After the literary controversy between Mr. 



night 



an 



me, I should 



e 



sorry 



to 



e misunderstood 



as casting any 



reflection on the Castle Character of Downton; for although 



perhaps some may think that its outline was directed by the 



eye of a Painter, rather than that of an Antiquary, yet its 



gene 



r 



effect must gratify the good taste o 



otn : 



an 



should have been happy to have shewn my assent to that style, 

 in adopting the Castle Character for the House at Stanage; 

 but this would exceed my prescribed limitation; and since we 



