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tHE PRAISE OF GARDENING; 



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T is of importance to the welfare of any art, that 



those \vhos6 taste inclines towards it, should have a 

 good opinion of its utility, and competent notions 

 of its principles. It is therefore the design of the 

 present section, to shew the degree of estimation that 

 the art of gardening is worthy. oC;. and it is the 

 object of the next, to assist in. the acquiring that 

 knowledge of Nature, upon which tfye art so much 

 depends. 



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.Not to enlarge upon the profits of gai<ieniag, its 

 employments are certainly conducive to health of 

 body, and peace of mind j and great indeed -are the 

 charms and recreations of a garden well stocked, 

 and well managed by the hand, or under the direc- 

 tion of the owner himself: It at all times serves him 

 as a source of rational amusement, and honest sa- 

 tisfaction. 



The praise of gardening, it is presumed, can 

 hardly be too much extolled ; and, as its praise 

 has been set forth by the best of men, and most re- 

 spectable of writers, it may better answer the pre- 

 sent purpose to produce their sentiments, than to 

 attempt new ones. 



What we admire, we praise ; and when we praise, 

 Advance it into notice, that its worth 

 Acknowledged, others may admire it too. 



COWPEB. 



The great Lord Bacons opinion of gardening, as 

 given in the motto of the title page, is certainly 



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