^ualificaiions of a good Defigner. ^ 

 of all their Attire, yet they return again in 

 the Spring to their ufual Glory. 



Whereas the Beauty of a Poem is one and 

 the fame thing for ever, and if not extremely 

 well done, lafts but a little while, if it be re- 

 ceiv'd into the World at all. 



In plain terms, tho' we do not agree with 

 Vitruvius^ in all the neceflary Qualifications 

 of a Surveyor and Defigner, as to Law, Phy- 

 fick, and the like, thofe being Matters he has 

 very little Occafion to convcrfc in 5 he ought 

 to be a tolerable good Mathematician, Hifto- 

 rian, and Architeft , he ought to be a Per- 

 fon of an aftive, vigorous Ccnflitution, and 

 very ready and quick at his Bufinefs ,• oiher- 

 wife, he will be confounded in all large De- 

 figns, and befides fpoiling them, run his Ma- 

 tter or himfelf into many needlefs DifficuU 

 ties and Expences : How much of all thefe, 

 Pejfons that give Defigns know ; and 

 bow well they are qualify 'd for the Bufinefs 

 they pretend to undertake : Difin.il Expe- 

 rience ftiows in many Parts of this Kingdrm, 

 and tho' the French have gone before, and 

 fhew'd us the Way, we have made but an 

 indifferent life of it, and have by no means 

 maintain d the well known Character of lan 

 ErjgJijId Genius, Invcntk addcre. If we would 

 therefore arrive at any greater Perfeftion, 

 than we are in Gardening, we muft cafhiere 

 that Mathematical Stiffnefs in our Gardens, 

 and imitate Nature more^ how that is to be 



done 



