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and 50 enriched by groups of trees, that 

 it would not be improved by the removal 

 of any hedges: its character is strictly 

 preserved by the style of the buildings; 

 an old farm house, a labourer's cottage, 

 a hay stack, or a thatched hovel, are far 

 more appropriate than the pseudo Gothic 

 dairy, or the French painted trellis in a 

 useful dairy farm; but in a park some- 

 thing more is expected. 

 Park The park is an appendage of magni- 



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hcence rather than or utility, and its de- 

 corations therefore should partake of the 

 character of the palace; they should ap- 

 pear to belong to its state and ornament; 

 they should rather consist of covered 

 seats, a pavilion, or a prospect room, than 

 objects of mere use, as a hay barn, or a 

 cottage, because the latter may be found 

 in any grass field, but the former denote 

 a superior degree of importance. 



It has been a practice of late to erect 

 a lofty tower, column, or obelisk, on the 

 summit of the highest hill in a park; but 

 such practice tends to lessen the apparent 

 greatness of a place ; for as we can seldom 



