Chap. I. ^/ GARDENING, C^r. 55 



What ruling Arts gave great Auguftus Fame, 

 And how Alcidcs p2irchas*d fncb a Name. \ -. 

 His Eyes npon his native Palace bent 

 Clofe by^ fi^gg^Jl ^ greater Argument 5 

 His Thoughts rife higher when he does refleB 

 On what the World may from that Star expeB 

 Which at his Birth appear d-^ to let J0 fee 

 Day, for his fake, could with the Night agree. 

 A Prince on whom fuch different Lights didfmile. 

 Born the divided World to reconcile. 

 Whatever Heavn, or high extraSed Blood 

 Could promife or for et el, heHlmake it good^ 

 Reform thefe Nations, and improve them more 

 Than this fair Park, from what it was before. 



How far the Luftre of Gardens and Plants 

 ing might have been carried by this Royal 

 Planter, is uncertain 3 his Affairs being much 

 unfettled, and feveral other great Expences, 

 which exhaufted his Finances, were certain- 

 ly a great Obftrud;ion to it. 



There does not remain much of what King King 

 James did, or defigned to do : This unhappy J^"^^^ ^^• 

 Prince purfuing Meafures of another nature, 

 and having quite different Defigns in his Head, 

 no lefs than that of Arbitrary and Defpotick 

 Power 5 whatever Halcyon Days might feem 

 to fhine at the Beginning of his Reign, yet 

 afterwards Planting was at a Stand, and never 

 purfued in fo good Earneft as in his SuccelTor King 

 King William'^ time : And indeed, the Comple- ^fj\\^^ 

 tion of Gardening feems to be referv'd, amongft 

 many other great Actions and Qyalifications 



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