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neftly recommend every gentleman to be- 

 come his own landfcape gardener. With 

 equal propriety might every gentleman 

 become his own architect, or even his own 

 phyfician j in Ihort, there is nothing that 

 a man of abilities may not do for himfelf, 

 if he will dedicate his whole attention to 

 that fubjecl only. But the life of man is 

 not fufficient to excel in all things ; and as 

 " a little knowledge is a dangerous thing/' 

 lb the profeflbrs of every art, as well as 

 that of medicine, will often find that the 

 moll difficult cafes are thofe, where the 

 patient has begun by quacking himfelf. 



The general rules of art are to be ac- 

 quired by ftudy, but the manner of apply- 

 ing them can only be learned by pra6tice; 

 yet there are certain good plans which, like 

 certain good medicines, may be proper in 

 almofi; every cafe; it was therefore no 

 greater impeachment of Mr. Brown's tafte 

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