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gentleman of moderate fortune, who might 

 find it fubfeivient to his intereft, or his plea- 

 fure, to be pretty largely concerned in horfes; 

 a plan which might, in a confiderable degree, 

 be ornamental as well as ufeful to an eftate. I 

 think the rotunda form would conduce to thefe 

 purpofes. I fuppofe a circular range of {ta- 

 bling externally, the internal compafs of which 

 fhould form a ride, covered in above, for the 

 purpofe of exercife in bad weather. The un- 

 covered area, (hut up from all intrufion, would 

 make a moft convenient yard for the various 

 neceffary occafions, including that of a good 

 wafh-pond. Should the neighbourhood afford 

 only hard, or indifferent water, the roof of the 

 building might be contrived with a particular 

 attention to catching rain water, the mofh pure 

 and falubrious fpecies both for man and beafl, 

 which might be preferved fweet and good, for 

 months, in a fubterraneous ciftern, according 

 to the direftions to be found in Mr. Marfhall s 

 Yorkfliire Tour. In the circle it is propofed 

 to include every appendage of the Hable — • 

 lodging-rooms for the grooms, granary, coach- 

 houfe, fmith's forge, furgery, warm bath, or 

 whatfoever farther convenience experience 

 might fuggeff. 



Arbitrary cuftom, jather than real necefFity, 

 has dilated to us the invariable ufe of hay- 

 lofts, as well as immoveable racks and man- 



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