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one or more farm-houses to be in view from parts of the park : while 

 their appearance denotes utiHty, they can never become objection- 

 able. Many farm-houses, with extensive unconnected outbuildings in 

 the old style, do not accord well with park scenery ; but, as great 

 improvements have recently taken place in the arrangement of these 

 establishments, they may generally be considered an interesting and 

 enlivening portion of distant scenery : they present a contrast to the 

 cultivated and decorated scenes surrounding the villa; and will 

 always be viewed with peculiar feelings of satisfaction, as the ha- 

 bitations of one of the most valuable classes of a well-regulated 

 society. 



