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" vvill have a nobler ambition — that of hav- 

 " ing his pieces of water mistaken for lakes 

 " and rivers." * 



Notwithstanding that Mr. Repton remained 

 unconvinced by the arguments of his powerful 

 opponent, he does not appear to accuse him 

 of any bitterness, or to manifest any towards 

 him, when he writes — 

 " Sir, 



" I am much obliged by your attention in 

 " having directed your bookseller to send me 

 " a copy of your ingenious work. It has 

 " been my companion during a long journey, 

 " and has furnished me with entertainment 

 " similar to that which I have occasionally 

 " had the honour to experience from your 

 " animated conversation on the subject. In 

 " the general principles and theory of the art, 

 " which you have considered with so much 

 " attention, I flatter myself that we agree ; 

 " and that our difference of opinion relates 

 " only to the propriety, or, perhaps, possi- 

 " bility, of reducing them to practice. 



" I am obliged both to Mr. Knight and to 

 " yourself, for mentioning my name as an ex- 



* Essays on the Picturesque, vol. i. p. 398. 

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