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Bar, to pafs by thefe innumerable Confide- 

 rations, that thefe rural Scenes affords us, and 

 come to the Pradice it felf, and to the fur- 

 ther Profecution of this Intent of rural Gar* 

 dening, which is likewife recommended to 

 us by its Profit, in Lawns and Padducks, for 

 grazing in Corn Fields and Kitchen Gardens, 

 and in little Woods, Coppices, and Hedge 

 Rows mixd therewith, and abounding with 

 Pheafants and Partridges, with Hares, and 

 all other ufeful Game, aud ftock'd with Ap- 

 ples, Plums, Pears, and Filberts, and in fliort, 

 inftead of an exad nice Garden, a whole 

 Eftate, be it either yo, 60, nay fometimes of 

 IOC, or 200 Acres, ftrow'd all over with the 

 afore-mentioned Conveniencies, for life, 

 Beauty and Profit. 



I know there is an Objeftion already rais'd 

 againft this way of dividing, planting, and 

 fowmg, an Eftate into fmall divifions 5 for 

 fome (and perhaps the Shepherd and Farmer 

 will concurr with them) fay, this way of 

 planting, will Ihade our Ground, and make 

 our Grafs four, and fit for our Cattle 5 to 

 which I anfwer that I don't fuppofe thefe 

 Grounds that lie contiguous to the Manfion 

 Houfe to be for thellle of Sheep: And 'tis 

 Sheep only they can pretend to bring in to 

 fupport this Objedion J but even in this Cafe, 

 in many places where the Ground is a fandy 

 Loame,or other fweetly difpos*d Lands, Sheep 

 will feed as well, and are altogettier as fat as 



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