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in 1700. His works have been published in 2 Vols, folio, and 

 4 vols. 8vo. In the first volume of them is contained his Essay 

 entitled " the Garden of Epicurus; or of Gardening in the year 

 1G85," which entitles him to notice in this place. — This Essay 

 is devoted chiefly to inculcate that taste for formal design in 

 Gardening, which was the prevailing one of his time. When we 

 compare it with the plan given by Lord Bacon, in a preceding 

 age, for a similar construction, we find but this difference, that 

 if both plans were reduced to practise Sir William's would be 

 rather the most mathematical and undeviatingly formal. — 

 Moor Park was his model of perfection. ^Vhen he descends 

 to more practical speculations he is seldom in error, among 

 which we may specify his observations upon planting Peaches 

 in the north of Britain, which experience has demonstrated to 

 be correct; although Switzer seems to doubt the possibility 

 above 100 miles from London. Sir William acquired his 

 taste and knowledge of Gardening during his stay at the Hague. 

 He introduced several new fruits, especially of Grapes. His 

 name still attaches to a variety of the Nectarine. He had a 

 garden at his seat at Sheen in Surrey, to the good cultivation of 

 which Evelyn bears testimony. Nothing can demonstrate more 

 fully the delight he took in Gardening than the direction left in 

 his will, that his heart should be buried beneath the Sun Dial of 

 his Garden, at Moor Park, near Farnham, in Surrey. In accor- 

 dance with which it was deposited there in a Silver Box. Af- 

 fording another instance of the ruling passion uuweakened even 

 in death. Nor was this an unphilosophical clinging to that 

 which it was impossible to retain; but rather that grateful 

 feeling common to our nature, of desiring finally to repose where 

 in life we have been happy. In his Garden Sir William Tem- 

 ple had spent the calmest hours of a well spent life, and where 

 his heart had been most peaceful he wished its dust to mingle, 

 and thus at the same time offering his last testimony to the 

 sentiment, that in a Garden, 



Hie secura quies, et nescia fallere vita. 



