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neighbour. Shakefpear roundly afierts, he 

 makes a property of him : 



He was 



The ivy, which had hid my princely trunk, 

 And fuck'd my verdure out 



Befides this paraiitical tribe the painter ad- 

 mires another clafs of humble plants, which 

 live entirely on their own means ; yet fpreading 

 out their little tendrils, beg merely the pro- 

 .tection of the great > whom if they encumber, 

 as they certainly do in a degree, they enrich 

 with a variety of beautiful flowers, and fcarlet 

 berries. Many of thefe, tho clafled among 

 weeds, have great beauty. Among them, the 

 black, and white brionies are diftinguifhed. 

 The berries alfo of many of thefe little plants 

 are varioufly coloured in the different {rates 

 of their growth, yellow, red, and orange. All 

 thefe rich touches, however fmall, produce 

 their effect. Another elegant climber, called 

 traveller s joy, produces indeed no berries ; 

 but it's feathered feeds are ornamental. The 

 wild honey- fuckle alfo comes within this clafs ; 

 and tho in winding it's fpiral coil, it may 

 comprefs the young tree too tightly, and in fome 

 VOL. i. C degree 



