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To be more plain : Venus^ D'lana^ Daphne^ 

 and Flora, vpith their Attendants, may be 

 compleat Furniture for the Flower-Garden 5 

 but they ought not to be too fmall, but bigger 

 than the Life, efpecially in large Gardens, 

 and elevated upon an accumulation of Archi- 

 tecture or Mafonry, (as I have before men- 

 tion'd) whilft Mars and Neptune be placed 

 in the larger Centres 5 Jfollo amongft the 

 Mufes'^ and Minerva amongft the Liberal 

 Sciences, (as before.) That noble Grace 

 that abundance of thefe Figures, placed all 

 over our Rural Gardens and Plantations, 

 will afford, is charming to confider. But 

 the farther Difquifition of this Point is de- 

 ferr'd 'till the next Volume. 



Before I conclude this Chapter, I cann't 

 but fay a word or two concerning the farther 

 Encouragement q{ Statuary, which fcems at 

 prefent as much or more neglcfted than any 

 other Art whatfoever. 



I cann'tbut think it a Work worthy of the 

 Royal Munificence, to ered: an Acamedy, as is 

 common in other Countries, efpecially Italy 

 and France^ for its Improvement, and for a 

 Nurfery for young ingenious Men ^ which 

 when they have learnt to Draw and Carve 

 v/ell, might be diftributed amongft the No- 

 bility and Gentry, who moft of them ftand 

 in great need of thefe noble Decorations of 

 Statues about their Country-Seats. 



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