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the views displayed by means of sunk fences. Now, on the con 

 trary, as soon as a purchase of land is made, the first thing is to 

 secure and shut up the whole by a lofty close pale, to cut down 

 every tree that will sell, and plough every inch of land that will 

 pay for so doing. The annexed two Sketches serve to shew the 

 effect of such improvement; they both represent the same spot : 

 formerly the venerable trees marked the property of their an- 

 cient proprietor, and the adjoining forest, waste, or common, 

 might perhaps produce nothing but beauty ; now the trees are 

 gone, the pale is set at the very verge of the statute width of 



oad 



th 



e common is enclosed 



the proprietor boasts not 

 that it produces corn for man, or grass for cattle, but that it 

 produces him rent: thus money supersedes every other con- 

 sideration. 



This eager pursuit of gain has of late extended from the 

 new proprietor, whose habits have been connected with trade, 



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condescending to 



wno 



lo the ancient hereditary gentleman, 

 become his own tenant, grazier, and butch 



can 



ave 



littl 



e 



gives up beauty for 

 res. This is the only 



occasion for the Landscape Gardener: 



gain, and prospect for the produce of his 



improvement to which the thirst for riches aspires 



I witness too often the alienation of ancient family estates from 



waste and extravagance, I frequently see th 



while 



same 



effect 



pro 





duced by cupidity and mistaken notions of sordid improvement 



rather th 



enjoyment of property. But to whatever 



it 



may be attributed, the change of property into new hands was 

 never before so frequent; and it is a painful circumstance to the 



