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the healthy, and the infirm. The order of 

 nature is thus preferved in the world ; and 

 the beauty of nature is thus preferved in the 

 forefl. 



A gentleman once confulted his friend, 

 who pretended to a degree of tafte, about 

 the propriety of cutting down fome trees, 

 which (haded a winding avenue to his back- 

 front, where his offices were placed. His 

 friend advifed him by all means to leave them 

 untouched. They are beautiful, faid he, in 

 themfelves ; and, you fee, they fkreen that 

 part of your houfe, which you would wifh 

 to have Ikreened. The gentleman feemed 

 convinced, and the next time he met his 

 friend, I have taken your advice, faid he, 

 and have left the trees (landing. And fo 

 indeed he had; but all the ftunted wood, 

 and under-growth, which he confidered as 

 offenfive rubbim, he had rooted up ; over- 

 looking their ufe in compofition. The con- 

 fequence was, he laid all the offenfive part 

 of his houfe open ; let in the light ; and 

 intirely deftroyed the fcene. 



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