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character of a garden is now lost in that 

 of the surrounding park ; and it is only on 

 the map that they can be distinguished, 

 M'hile an invisible fence makes the se- 

 paration between the cheerful lawn fed 

 by cattle, and the melancholy lawn kept 

 by the roller and the scythe. Although 

 these lawns are actually divided by a bar- 

 rier as impassable as the ancient garden 

 wall, yet they are apparently united in 

 the same landscape, and 



* . . , . wrapt all o'er in everlasting green. 



Make one dull, vapid, smooth and tranquil scene.' 



R. I'. KNIGHT. 



The gardens or pleasure grounds near similitude 



between 



a house may be considered as so many dif- House and 



ferent apartments belonging to its state, 

 its comfort, and its pleasure. The mag- 

 nificence of a house depends on the num- 

 ber as well as the size of its rooms; and 

 the similitude betMcen the house and the 

 garden may be justly extended to the 

 mode of decoration. A large lawn, like a 

 large room, when unfurnished, displeases 

 more than a small one. If only in part, 



Gardens. 



