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aim at that which is great and noble ; not making little 

 Cabinets and Mazes, Basins like Bowl-dishes and 

 Alleys so narrow that two Persons can scarce go abreast 

 in them. 'Twere infinitely better to have but two or 

 three things somewhat large than a dozen small ones 

 which are no more than very Trifles. 

 An eye to " Before the Design of a garden be put in Execution, 



future de- . . \ 



veiopments. you should consider what it will be in twenty or thirty 

 years to come; very often a Design which looks hand- 

 some and of good proportion when it is first planted, in 

 process of time becomes so small and ridiculous that one 

 is obliged to alter it or to destroy it entirely, and plant 

 another in room of it. 



" Care should be taken in the general Distribution of 

 a Garden to place the Trees so at the Ends of all the 

 Walks, that they may not offend the Eye, to which End 

 the Corners and the Angles of every part of a Garden 

 should be sloped, or cut hollow, which would make the 

 Cross-walks more agreeable to the Eye, and more con- 

 venient for walking, than to find Points and Corners 

 advancing, which look ill upon the Ground and are very 

 inconvenient." 



There are many other rules besides these, relating 

 to the proportion, conformity, and place of the dif- 

 ferent parts and ornaments of gardens, which are 

 treated of in ensuing chapters, and are of great value 

 to the student. 



