. Ichnographia rustica; or, The nobleman, gentleman, and gardener's recreation. Containing directions for the general distribution of a country seat into rural and extensive gardens, parks, paddocks, &c., and a general system of agriculture; illus. from the author's drawings. many Parts of this Kingdrm,and tho the French have gone before, andfhewd us the Way, we have made but anindifferent life of it, and have by no meansmaintain d the well known Character of lanErjgJijId Genius, Invcntk addcre. If we wouldtherefore arrive at any greater Perfeftion,than we are in Gardening, we muft cafhieretha
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. Ichnographia rustica; or, The nobleman, gentleman, and gardener's recreation. Containing directions for the general distribution of a country seat into rural and extensive gardens, parks, paddocks, &c., and a general system of agriculture; illus. from the author's drawings. many Parts of this Kingdrm, and tho the French have gone before, andfhewd us the Way, we have made but anindifferent life of it, and have by no meansmaintain d the well known Character of lanErjgJijId Genius, Invcntk addcre. If we wouldtherefore arrive at any greater Perfeftion, than we are in Gardening, we muft cafhierethat Mathematical Stiffnefs in our Gardens, and imitate Nature more^ how that is to be done i o Qjudi{icatio7is of a good Defignerldone, will appear in the following Chapters, which tho they may not be as newdefigns fcarceever are the moft perfeft: It will at leaft ex-cite fomc abler Matter to take Pen and Pencilin Handj and finifh what is here thus imper-feftly begun, and this is my Comfort, that Ifhall envy no Man that does it. I have Godbe praisd, learnd that Leflbn, to admire^ an Anot envy every one that outgoes me : And thiswill I hope go a great Way, in making meeafy and happy under the Preffures of avery narrow Fortune, and amidft the Rufflesof an ill-natur!d World.. Chap. IL I. Chap. II. 0m> I I I iMi—— ?111! II , I III I !? I III! Hi. SECTION II. Of the Choice of Scituations. THE Choke of Scituations has been fblargely hinted by all that have writconcerning Gardening 5 but the Method theyhave taken, is attended with fb miny infu-pcrable Difficulties, that I (hall endeavour toabbreviate and make it more ufeful, not toterrific or amufe fuch as enter upon this de-lightful Employ, with thofe uniieceffary Rulesand Reftriftions, into which they are confe-quently plungd by fuch Diredions 5 fincewere all, that ar prefent have Occafion, tobuild or furnifh themfelves with CountryHabitations, to obferve but the Tythe of v^hathas been fo often prefcribd, as Eflential toa Coun