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accompanies fome of the appendant buildings. 

 At the fmall diftance of half a quarter of a 

 mile from the houfe, flands a moll fplendid 

 farm. The ftables, the cow-flieds, the pi- 

 geon-houfe, the granaries, the barns, are all 

 fuperb. In another direction the fame honour, 

 tho in an inferior degree, is paid to poultry. 

 This is too much, and tends only to leflen 

 the dignity of the principal manlion. 



As the horfe is fo nearly connedled with 

 his mafter, and contributes fo much to his 

 ftate, and convenience, we allow fo noble an 

 affociate to lodge under a roof proportioned 

 to his mafter's magnificence. As he is expec- 

 ted alfo to be ready at a call, and may properly 

 be the object of attention to perfons of any 

 rank, we allow his magnificent lodging to 

 fland near the manfion, to which it appertains. 

 At the fame time, if the ftables be expenfive, 

 they fhould contribute to the magnificence of 

 the whole, by making one of the wings, or 

 fome other proper appendage, of the pile. 



But for the cow-flieds, and pig-flies, they 

 have no title to fuch notice. Let them be 

 convenient, and neat; but let them be fimple, 

 and unadorned. Let them fland in fome fe- 

 queflered place ; where they may not prefume 



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