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gardens', Jîill in our dtjîant provinces fuch a guide may he 

 nccejfary, 



The author divides his fuhjedl into gardensy parks, farms, 

 and ridings. I do not mean to find fault with this divijion, 

 DireBions are requijite to each kt?îd, and each bas its de- 

 partment at many of the great fcejies from whence he drew 

 his ohfervations. In the hiftoric light, I dijiingiiijld them 

 into the garden that conneBs itfelf with a park, into the 

 ornamented fartn, and into the foreji or favage garden, 

 Kent y as I hâve Jï^own, iîivented or ejiablijhed the Jirjî fort. 

 Mr. Phîlip Southcote founded the fécond or ferme ornée, of 

 which is a very juji defcription in the aiithor I hâve been 

 quoting. The third I think he has not e?îough dijîinguijhed. 

 I mean that kind of alpijie fcene^ compofed alniofi wholly 

 of pifies and frs, a few birch, and fuch trees as afjîmi^ 

 late with a favage a?id mountainous country. Mr, Charles 

 Hamiltony at Pain*s-hilly in my opinion has given a perfedi 

 example of this mode in the utmofî boundary of his gardem 

 AU îs great and foreign and rude ; the walks feem not 

 defignedy but eut through the wood of pines-y and the fîyle 

 of the whole is fo grand, and conduBed with fo ferious an 

 air of wild and uncultivated extent, that when you look 

 down on this feeming forefî, you are amazed to find it con- 



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