villa in the middle of Woodftock-park, would 

 be equally out of place. 



The houfe fhould (land nearly in the centre 

 of the park; that is, it fhould have ample 

 room on every fide. Petworth-houfe, one 

 of the grandeft piles in England, lofes much 

 of it's grandeur from being placed at the 

 extremity of the park, where it is elbowed 

 by a church-yard. 



The exatt fpot depends intirely on the 

 ground. There are grand fituations of various 

 kinds. In general, houfes are built firft; and 

 parks are added afterwards by the occafional 

 removal of inclofures. A great houfe ftands 

 moft nobly on an elevated knoll, from whence 

 it may overlook the diftant country; while 

 the woods of the park fkreen the regularity of 

 the intervening cultivation. Or it ftands well 

 on the fide of a valley, which winds along 

 it's front; and is adorned with wood, or a 

 natural ftream hiding, and difcoyering itfelf 

 among the trees at the bottom. Or it ftands 

 with dignity, as Longleat does, in the centre 

 of demeifns, which fhelve gently down to it 



on every fide. Even on a dead flat I 



have feen a houfe draw beauties around it. 

 At the feat of the late Mr. Bilfon Legge, (now 



lord 



