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This may appear like a contradiction ; 

 but it muft be remembered, that what 

 would be abfurd in many other arts (as 

 for inftance, in architecture) is proper in 

 your's, where vegetation is the chief in- 

 flrument in your operations. Trees and 

 plants of every kind (confidered as mate- 

 rials for landfcape) mould have room to 

 fpread in various degrees, and in various 

 directions, and then accident will produce 

 unthought-of varieties and beauties, with- 

 out injuring the general defign : but if 

 they are allowed to fpread in one direction 

 only, you in a great meafure prevent the 

 operation of accident; and thence the 

 famenefs and heavinefs of the outfides of 

 clumps, and of all clofe plantations. The 



En vent on augmenter le nombre dans une nation? S}u<m 

 ohfcrve les moyens dont fe fert le hazard pour infpircr aux homines 

 le defir de s'illuftrer. Cette ohfervation faite, qu'on les place 

 a dfjfein, et frequemment dans les memes pofuions ou le hazard les 

 place rarement. Celt le feul moyen de les multiplier." Hel- 

 vetius dc l'Homme, chap. 8. 



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