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cannot imitate the ancient Baronial Castle, let us endeavour to 



restore 



sort of importance, which formerly belonged to 



the old Manor House; where the proprietor resided among his 

 tenanl>, not only to collect the rents, but to share the produce 

 of his estate with his humble dependants; and where plenteous 

 hospitality was not sacrificed to ostentatious refinements of 



usury. . 



I do not mean to condemn the improvements in comfort and 

 convenience enjoyed in modern society; nor to leave unpro- 

 vided for, every accommodation suited to the present habits of 



life 



but to furnish the means of enjoying them at Stan 



fro 



without departing 

 pose doing by restorin 



■5 



m its 



ginal character; and this I pro- 



as 



far 



Mansio 

 char act 



possibl 



the 



same 



kind 



o 



th 



e same identical site, taking for my model the 



of the Grange, or old Manor Farm ; which 



trust 



wiD not be deemed incongruous with the surrounding scenery 

 But before I shew the present state of the site and the effect 



shall describe the internal 

 pose< I . 



The three following principl 



gements of the additions pro 



at variance with ea 

 plan here suggested 



d egret 



other, have all 



however they may be 

 >en considered in the 



U\ 



1st. Economy, 2d. Conv 



c- rtain 



of Magnificence 



These are placed 



cording to the respective weight each bears in my mind 



ac- 



* 



Hon 



I mean a certain degree of magnificence, when compared with a common Farm 

 !. I could in this case have used the word Picturesqueness • 



but that bears 



re-auon to ,ts usance, because the m ea„est objects may somettaes be deemed pic 

 turesoue; but the externa, .agnificeucc of a building wdl often depend on parts 2 





