of Woods and Groves^ Szc, i ^^ 



or whether the Wood it felf be thick or thin, 

 one ought always to take the Advantage of it, 

 and to make it moft agreeable to the Nature 

 of it, havnig always a particular Regard to 

 large old Oaks, Beech, and fuch like Trees ^ 

 in which Cafe one would as foon tire one's 

 Houfe, as cut them down, fince 'tis the 

 Works of fo many Years, I may fay Ages, to 

 rear them again. 



On the contrary,how common is it for Lay^ 

 ers out of Gardens to refolve upon fome regu^ 

 Scheme in the Clofet, and from it to cut our. 

 their whole Defign ^ fo that down go all the 

 Oaks, Beeches, &c. that have been fome Ages 

 coming to Perfeftion. And this, indeed, I 

 forefee will be the Objeftion that will be 

 made to fome Defigns that I have given 5 but I 

 (hall here explain when fuch Defigns are pro- 

 per to be us*d, and when not 5 fo that I hope 

 thereby to caution my Reader from falling in- 

 to an Error on that Account. 



When, therefore, we meet with a large 

 Wood in an open Park, not near, or on th@ 

 wrong (the North) Side of the Houfe, and 

 the fame be a Level, particularly if the 

 Wood be thick, and it does not deftroy the 

 general Profped of it by fo doing, 'tis there, 

 in my Opinion, a regular Scheme ought to 

 take Place. 



But when the Wood is plac*d near the 



Houfe, it is defign d chiefly for Walking, to 



b<2 as private as is confiftent with its own Na- 



O 4 tore. 



