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originally led me to fancy greater affinity 

 betwixt Painting and Gardening, than I 

 found to exift after more mature confider- 

 ation, and more practical experience; be- 

 caufe, in whatever relates to man, propriety 

 and convenience are not lefs objects of good 

 tajle, than piclurefque ejfecl ; and a beauti- 

 ful garden fcene is not more defective be- 

 caufe it would not look well on canvas, 

 than a didactic poem becaufe it neither 

 furnifhes a fubjecl for the painter or the 

 mufician. There are a thoufand fcenes in 

 nature to delight the eye, befides thofe 

 which may be copied as pictures; and in- 

 deed one of the keeneft obfervers of pic- 

 turefque fcenery (Mr. Gilpin), has often 

 regretted that few are capable of being fo 

 reprefented, without considerable licenfe 

 and alteration. 



If therefore the painter's landfcape be 

 indifpenfible to the perfection of garden-. 



