CONTENTS. 



THE FORMATION, IMPROVEMENT, AND MANAGEMENT OF COUNTRY RESIDENCES. 



BOOK II. 



PART I. — THE PRACTICE Of FORMING A COUNTRY RESIDENCE, OR IMPROVING SUCH AS 



ALREADY EXIST. 



PAGE 



INTRODUCTION. 



The separate parts of a residence already treated of, the object here 



to lay down general rules for connecting them together 599 



Proposed arrangement of this part 600 



CHAP. I, Of the leading principles of union ••••• 600 



These principles are unity and connection 600 



Mr. Rep ton's principles of utility, proportion, and scale, are appli- 

 cable to every thing or nothing .. 601 



The first verse of a poem — the first bar of a piece of music, &c. in- 

 stantaneously impress us with the character of the whole 601 



Not so the first glance at any part of modern residences 601 



The grand object of this work is to lead to the accomplishment 



of this ., « , 602 



General directions for accomplishing it in a grand or sublime 



situation 602 



In a beautiful one , 604- 



In a romantic one 605 



In a situation of mere extent.... 607 



an unsuitable expression 609 



In a grand one when beauty is the object 609 



In a beautiful one when picturesqueness or grandeur, &c. is the 



object 611 



General remarks...... 611 



CHAP. II. Of forming the design, or general plan, tvhether for the entire formation or 

 farther improvement of a country residence. 

 Jchnography, and bird's eye views of its present state, necessary in 



the first place 612 



