lose sight of so conspicuous a landmark, 

 we are in a manner tethered to the same 

 object/ 



I shall add to this enquiry into the 

 Changes of Taste the following remark, 

 extracted from ' the Sketches and Hints,' 

 pubh'shed in 1794. 



There is no part of my profession more styles 



compared; 



difficult and troublesome than the attempt 

 to modernize, in part only, those places, 

 which have been formerly decorated by 

 theline and square of GeometricTaste. 

 To explain this difficulty, the difference 

 between the principles on Avhich improve- 

 ments are now conducted, and those 

 which governed the style of former pe- 

 riods, may be thus stated. 



The perfection o^ Landscape Gar de?nng Modem 

 consists in the four following requisites; 



8 This would not be the case with the building pro- 

 posed for an eminence in Longleat Park, because this 

 spot is every where surrounded by more lofty hills, and 

 therefore it would only be seen occasionally along the 

 several valleys, and would from eveiy point of view 

 become a pleasing embellishment, and not an obtrusive 

 feature of the place, 



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