. Hints on ornamental gardening : consisting of a series of designs for garden buildings, useful and decorative gates, fences, railroads, &c., accompanied by observations on the principles and theory of rural improvement, interspersed with occasional remarks on rural architecture. . ngland, has given encou-ragement to a practice of adopting the edifices of the ancientsfor all places and for all purposes, and which is not only repug-nant to good taste, but to common sense, and has allowed theprivileges of the architect (only so by his powers as an artistand scientific superiority) to any workma
. Hints on ornamental gardening : consisting of a series of designs for garden buildings, useful and decorative gates, fences, railroads, &c., accompanied by observations on the principles and theory of rural improvement, interspersed with occasional remarks on rural architecture. . ngland, has given encou-ragement to a practice of adopting the edifices of the ancientsfor all places and for all purposes, and which is not only repug-nant to good taste, but to common sense, and has allowed theprivileges of the architect (only so by his powers as an artistand scientific superiority) to any workman who will ^ abandonhis mind to pilfer from Stuart or Degodez, and who willshamelessly condescend to pile up or crowd together the productof his larcenies, and call upon the world to admire his ingenuityin doing so. Improved knowledge and better taste will not long yield tosuch delusions. Let our architects, who have the opportunity,by the execution of public works display the powers they pos-sess, in a few real and legitimate works of art, founded on theprinciples that have been the objects of their research, and ar-chitectural felony will cease to be; because the public will nolonger permit themselves to be the dupes of artifice, and the de-luded receivers of stolen /««igKfei%«a^^iA«Aisft., SITE OF THP HOUSE, 33 ON THE ARRANGEMENT OF GROUND FOR IMPROVEMENT, AND FOR THE DISTRIRUTION OF ITS BUILDINGS, GARDENS, &c. PRESUMING that every spot of ground, possessing rea-sonable extent and good soil, is capable of conversion to thepurposes of rural and elegant enjoyment, and the proprietorhaving resolved on the style of building he will adopt for hishabitation ; his next proceeding should be to have the wholeintended improvements fairly drawn on paper, so as to embracethe complete arrangement of every part. It is from foresight ofthe numerous difficulties to be removed, advantages gained, anddeficiences to be supplied consequent on this practice, thatmakes an early employ
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