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BOOK III 



PART I. 



OF THE 



CHOICE OF A SITUATION FOR A COUNTRY 

 RESIDENCE. 



In choosing a situation to be formed into a country residence, 

 according either to the ancient or modern style of art, all the 

 particulars that the purchaser need attend to are, the soil, expo- 

 sure, and climate, as they regard vegetation and shelter. The 

 choice in regard to any thing else is of little consequence ; 

 for whatever may be the natural character or appearance of the 

 situation, the same style of improvement is universally adopted; 

 and hence that sameness of appearance among residences 

 which renders them uninteresting to all but their owners; who, 

 in general, seldom visit them but for a few months in a year, and 

 even that arises more from necessity than preference, because 

 they are always found more useful than beautiful or interesting. 

 Supposing it allowed to be advisable to introduce more of na- 



