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In Kenfington-garden he pianted dead trees to ghe a 



greater air of truth to the fcene — but he iioas foon laughed 



eut of thîs excefs, His rulmg principle was, that nature 



abhors a flrait line — his mimics, for every genius has his 



ûpes, feemed to thiiik that fie coidd love nothing but what 



ivas crooked. Tet fo ?nany men of tajîe of ail ranks devoted 



themfelves to the new improvementSy that it is furprfmg 



how much beauty has been Jiruck out, with how few ah- 



furdities, Still in fome lights the reformation feetns to 7Jie 



to bave been pufied too far. Though an avenue crojjiiig a 



fark or feparating a lawn, and ititerceptitig views from the 



feat to which it leads, are capital faults y y et a great avenue^ 



eut through woods, perhaps before entering a park, has a 



noble air y and 



Like footmen running before coaches 

 To tell the inn what lord approaches, 



announces 



"* Of uni kind one of the moji noble is that of Stanjlead^ the feat of the eart 

 ef HaUfax., traverfing an ancient wood for tivo miles and houtidcd by the fea* 

 The very extenfive lawns at that featy richly inclofcd by vénérable heech-woodsy 

 and chequered by Jingle beeches of vafi fixe^ particularly ivhen you ftond in the 

 portico of the temple and furvey the landfcape that wajîes itfelf in rivers of 

 broken fea^ recall fuch exaâi piffures of Claud Lorrain^ that it is difficult to 

 (onceive that he did not point them from this very Jpot, 



