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place in the neighbourhood of Mr. Knight, 

 the moft finking feature of which is a rocky 

 dell near the houfe. I was extremely pleafed 

 to hear that you had afked Mr. Knight's 

 advice with regard to the management of 

 that part, acknowledging that you had not 

 been fo converfant as himfelf in that ftyle 

 of fcenery. 



This inftance of your diffidence, and of 

 your wilh to draw knowledge from others, 

 not merely to imprefs them with an idea of 

 your own, was what firft made me defirous 

 of being known to you. The character I 

 heard of your drawings added to that defire ; 

 and as I was perfuaded that the fame diffi- 

 dence, and readinefs to liften to advice, 

 would lead you to correct any defects they 

 might have, I felt great hopes that the art of 

 landfcape-gardening would be fixed on better 

 principles than it had hitherto been ; for I 

 little imagined that you would firive to 



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