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friends. The altar bears on one side an inscription 

 written in Greek by Daniel Wray, one of the joint 

 authors, and on the other a Persian quotation. 



Another monument (put up by the Duke of Kent 

 to his friend Thomas Hutton, whose society he 

 had often enjoyed among the delightful surroundings 

 of Wrest) is almost hidden by huge Yews. 



Even the dogs are not forgotten, and a statue 

 in Portland stone, called "the Dog Monument," 

 was put up by Lord de Grey in remembrance of 

 many faithful dog friends who lie buried in this 

 cemetery. 



Outside the Wilderness, encircling the grounds, is 

 a large canal, fed by a stream springing near the 

 old Bath House. It is in this canal (altered and 

 enlarged for Lord Hardwicke and Lady Grey, in 

 1760, by Lancelot Brown) that the natural school 

 of Gardening steps into the arrangement of this 

 wonderfully blended Garden. 



From Le Notre to "Capability Brown" as he 

 was nicknamed is not such a big step as it 

 appears, for the ruthless changes introduced by the 

 landscape school came in gradually at first, leaving 

 Wrest only touched with a fresh charm. Later, 

 running riot with a madness quite equal to all 

 Pope and Addison denounced as " formalities and 

 whimsicalities," "Capability" could never resist 

 planning, or re-planning, a piece of water ; 

 therefore out of the canal was twisted " the 



