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I am obliged both to Mr. Knight, and 

 to yourfelf, for mentioning my name as 

 an exception* to the taftelefs herd of Mr. 

 Brown's followers. But while you are 

 pleafed to allow me fome of the qualities 

 neceffary to my profeffion, you fuppofe me 

 deficient in others, and therefore ftrongly 

 recommend the ftudy of "what the higher 

 (( artifts have done, both in their pictures 

 " and drawings a branch of knowledge 

 which I have always confidered to be not 

 lefs efTential to my profeffion than hy- 

 draulics or furveying ; and without which 

 I mould never have prefumed to arrogate 

 to myfelf, the title of " Land/cape Gar- 



" dener," which you obferve is, " a title 

 " of no Jmall pretenfwn." 



** Should the new fyftem of improving, " by negledl and 

 «' accident," ever prevail fo far as to render this beautiful 

 kingdom one huge picturefque foreft, I doubt whether fuch 

 mention of my name may not be attributed to the fame deli- 

 cate motives -which you fo ingenioufly aflign in excufe for Mr. 

 Mafon's praife of Brown. 



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