XU -PREFACE. 



to me their respective merits and defects, 

 the situation in which each is most proper, 

 and the sort of alliance that mio^ht be made 

 between them. 



From the Decorations near the House, 

 the transition was very natural to the house 

 itself, and to buildings in general. In the 

 third Essay, therefore, I have considered 

 the character of Architecture and Buildr 

 inss as connected with the Scenery in 

 which they are placed. In pursuing this 

 inquiry, I have taken my arguments and 

 illustrations from the works of eminent 

 painters : examining the style of architec- 

 ture and of buildings in their pictures, from 

 the temples and palaces in those of the 

 higher schools, to the cottages, mills, and 

 hovels of the Dutch masters, and apply- 

 ing the principles of the three leading 

 characters discussed in my first Essay, 

 to this particular subject; of all others 



