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more violence. The painter's land {cape, in- 

 ftead of being ftudied for the purpofe of 

 improving the landscapes of the place, is 

 to be hung up, a la Hollandoife, at the end 

 of the avenue; it is made ufe of as a fort of 

 fcape-goat, on which all the piclurefque fins 

 of the place are to be difcharged, and by 

 means of which, the reft of the grounds 

 may be freed from all painter-like effects, 

 and the poffeflbr fecured from colds, agues, 

 and the blue devils. Soon afterwards, the 

 uncontrouled opinions of favages are brought 

 in to illuftrate the ftudies of painters ; an ac- 

 quaintance with which (and no flight one) 

 you acknowledge not only to be effential to 

 your art, but that without it, you mould 

 never have prefumed to arrogate to yourfelf 

 the title of Landfcape-Gardener. The at- 

 tack upon painting is then fufpended during 

 feveral pages, the offenfive war being 

 changed to a defenfive one, in fupport of 

 your ally Mr. Brown. But in the 18th page 



you 



