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manner. Many men of large fortunes will 

 expend money freely ; but will allow nei- 

 ther time, attention nor trouble. Such 

 muft commit their undertakings to the 

 hands of others, or they would never be 

 executed at all. 



It is much to be regretted that utility of 

 the greateil and moft acknowledged im- 

 portance is not, in this rcfpecr, placed on 

 the fame footing as beauty. There doubt- 

 lefs exifts many landlords, who would 

 difburfe confiderable fums in the improve- 

 ment of their eflates ; but fome have not 

 time to diie6l the execution, and others 

 like not the trouble of it. Hence {o many 

 efcates being left in the fame v.-ade condi- 

 tion in which they were received. Hence 

 the languid manner in which fo many im- 

 provements are conducted ! 



But were there a man who could depend 

 fufficiently on himfelf, to undertake im- 

 provements on the largell fcale, and reil 

 his own gratification on the fuccefs of fa ch 

 improvements, the grand obf.acle would 

 be removed ; all landlords pofTediiig im- 

 provable efiates, and willing to expend 

 money, if pretty fure of a large leirfiburfe- 

 ment, would be encouraged to determine 



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