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Such union of character and effect can 

 never be expected to prevail, till the appli- 

 cation of the principles of painting to 

 whatever in any way concerns the em- 

 bellishment of our places, becomes general; 

 and perhaps no set of men are so likely to 

 bring about such a reform in the manner 

 of placing and accompanying houses, and 

 thence in every branch of improvement, as 

 the architetti-pittori. The education and 

 habit of study among architects, are so dif- 

 ferent from those of Mr. Brown and his 

 school, and so much more congenial to 

 painting, that I am persuaded a liberal ar- 

 chitect would comply with his own, still 

 more than with an improved public taste, 

 in sacrificing something of the little ex- 

 clusive vanity of his own particular pro- 

 fession, to the laudable ambition of uniting 

 ■what never should be separated ; and, far 

 from removing trees, which though they 

 might conceal parts of his works, gave 

 much more effect to the whole, would 

 wish, and would direct, such trees to be 

 planted. 



