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line of it to the wondering ftranger, and to 

 make him trace it with his eye. 



If to thefe motives of vanity in the pof- 

 feflbr, we add the motives of felf-intereft 

 in the profeffor, it will be eafy to account 

 for the introduction and continuance of belts. 

 The invention of them (a term never more 

 mifufed than in the prefent inftance) is be- 

 yond all others obvious, and the thing being 

 once eftablifhed, it faves all reflection on the 

 ftyle and character of the part it is to pafs 

 through ; then it might be both laid out and 

 executed, not only by a common gardener, 

 but by a common labourer, without the pro- 

 feffor s having ever feen the place ; for it is 

 only to meafure a certain number of yards 

 from the fence to the outfide of the planta- 

 tion, and to fluff it with trees, leaving a 

 certain fpace for the drive. It is therefore 

 highly the interefl of every profeffor, who 

 is more dehrous of gain than reputation, to 

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