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their kind, and have a best of themselves, which is 

 an object of pursuit. Why do you take such pains 

 with your garden or your park? You see to your 

 walks, and turf, and shrubberies, to your trees and 

 drives, not as if you meant to make an orchard of 

 one, or corn or pasture land of the other, but because 

 there is a special beauty in all that is goodly in wood, 

 water, plain, and slope, brought all together by art 

 into one shape, and grouped into one whole." 1 



Another important illustration of laying out parks 

 and estates is the world-famed Windsor Castle. The 

 broad plateau on which it stands dominates the entire 

 surrounding country and yet it rests easily, and its 

 great size preserves its dignity in the midst of noble 

 scenery extended in all directions. Prince Piickler 

 von Muskau visited England about 1826, and preserved 

 the records of his visit in letters to his wife, from 

 which the following extracts are made : 



"The grandeur and magnificence of the castle 

 are truly worthy of the King of England. Situated 

 on a hill above the town, while it presents a noble 

 object from every side, its position gives it an immense 

 advantage. Its historic interest, its high antiquity, 

 and its astonishing vastness and extent unite to 

 render it single in the world. ... As to your opin- 

 ion about parks I must remark that the extent of 

 them, especially when properly rounded, can never 



1 John Henry Newman. 



