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an idea that the general foil was dry : whereas 

 the borders always feem to indicate that the 

 gravel extends no farther, and was brought 

 there on purpofe. 



All the fame principles hold good with 

 refpecl to mowing. It is a very common ob- 

 fervation, that Iheep are the belt gardeners, 

 and it is a very juft one : the operation of the 

 fcythe, like that of the fpade, is always dif- 

 tincl and uniform; whereas the bite of flieep 

 has the fame kind of effect on the general 

 face of the grafs, that the conftant tread of 

 animals produces on the borders of paths 

 and roads : it leaves flight inequalities, 

 (in a way which the fcythe cannot imitate) 

 even on the moil clofely bitten turf, and 

 on the fides of banks many tufts of flowers 

 untouched ; all which gives play and variety 

 to the furface. A pleafure-ground can hardly 

 be too nicely mowed, but fome of the cir- 

 cumftances of a fheep-walk might well be 



imitated 



