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of Warwick the Jirjl park was that at Woodjlock, If fit 

 it might be the foundation of a legend that Henry ll.fe* 

 cured his mijîrefs in a labyrinth : it was no doubt more 

 dijicult to find her in a park than in a palace^ when the 

 intricacy of the woods a?id varions lodges buried in covert 

 might conceal her aBiial habitation» 



It is ?nore extraordiîiary that having fo long ago Jîumbleà 

 on the principle of modem gardening, we jhould hâve per^ 

 fijled in retaining its reverfe, fymmetrical and unnatural gar* 

 dens. That parks were rare in other countriesy Hentzner^ 

 who travelled over great part of Europe, leads us to fup- 

 pofey by obferving that they were com^non in England. In 

 France they rctain the name, but nothing is more différent 

 bot h in compafs and difpofition. Their parks are ufually fquare 

 or oblong inclofures, regularly planted with walks of chefnuts 

 or limes, and gêner ally every large town has one for its public 

 récréation, Jhey are exaBly like Burtoîis court at Chelfae* 

 collège, and rarely larger. 



One man, one great man we had, on whom nor éducation 

 nor cujioin could impofe their préjudices-, who, on evil days 



though 



