gree of ridicule and contempt. Not only 

 the fragrance of shrubs, but the freshness 

 of young grass and green turf, and the 

 coolness of clear water, however their dis- 

 position in modern gardens may be ad- 

 verse to pietusesqtie beauty, and disgust- 

 ing to the sense of seeing, are things so 

 grateful to the nature of man, that it is im- 

 possible to render them wholly disagreeable. 

 Even in painting, where freshness and cool- 

 ness are happily represented, scenes not 

 distinguished by any beautiful varieties of 

 tints or shadows, please through the medium 

 of the imagination, which instantly con- 

 ceives the comforts and pleasures which 

 such scenes must afford ; but still, in paint- 

 ing, they never reconcile us to any harsh 

 or glaring discords of colour ; wherefore I 

 have recommended that art as the best 

 criterion of the mere visible beauties of 

 rural scenery, which are all that I have 

 pretended to criticise. 



If, however, an improver of grounds 

 chooses to reject this criterion, and to 

 consider picturesque beauty as not be- 



