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tion of the moft Virtuous, and thofe that 

 apply themfelves to the moft innocent and 

 laudable Recreations.) However this be, he 

 had feveral Houfes and Gardens, where he 

 us*d to fpend his leifure time 5 fome of which 

 he himfelf mentions, viz, at Komentamm^ 

 Albanum^ and Eianium^ which Juvenal terms 

 the Gardens of the weakhy Seneca : And 

 tho* his Philofophy feems to be that of 

 the Stoicks^ yet, in Pradice, he led a more 

 affluential Life (efpecially in this refped,) and 

 came up to that of Epicurus himfelf. Sup- 

 pofing, as it may be judged, that he might 

 give a Loofe to his Inclinations in this 

 Cafe 5 that fince Providence had blefs'd him 

 with innumerable Riches, he could not bet- 

 ter beftow them than in charitably Em- 

 ploying of numerous poor Souls, that, doubt* 

 kfs, abounded in that Empire, as well as 

 they do in this. 



It may not be improper to make here 

 a Stand, to take a Retrofped upon our 

 prefent Subjed, and fee in what State the 

 Rules of Husbandry and Gardening were in 

 general 5 then 'tis to be obferv'd, that Defign 

 was not fo well underftood as 'tis now, at 

 leaft we have no Plans, &c. remaining of the 

 exad Figure, Decuffation, or Diftributi- 

 on, and the Account of them lives only 

 in Defcription 3 on which thus the inge- 

 nious Waller : 



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