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Hedges as and Sinkings in the Hedges for placing of Seats, Fig- 

 back- 

 grounds, ures, Vases, and Fountains, as in Groves and at the ends 



of Walks, which is the greatest good of Hedges ; for 

 then their Verdure, serving as a Ground to these Fig- 

 ures, Fountains, etc., infinitely enhances their Beauty by 



making them look 

 detached, and 

 mightily improves 

 their Worth by the 

 Opposition it pro- 

 duces: but in such 

 particular Places 

 as the Cloisters, 

 Galleries, and 

 Halls, which are 

 made in Squares 

 of Wood, Hedges 

 are usually cut into 

 Arches and Por- 

 ticos of different 



Forms, and these make even a better Effect than the 

 others. These are all the Forms of Hedges that are 

 most beautiful, and of the greatest Variety I could 

 think of, without running from a good taste and into 

 an impossibility of Execution. I was not willing to 

 run the hazard of offering any pieces of invention 

 only, lest they should appear too extraordinary to some 



LE.ADEM BUSTS AT E.LVASTON 



