. An encyclopædia of gardening; . Boox IV. PRINCIPLES OF LANDSCAPE-GARDENING. 99,5 wealth and taste of individuals, Tliis art would be a very simple one in rude ages andxnild climates, when man had few wants, and scarcely any desires ; but, like other arts,would become more intricate as mankind betook to more variable climatesr and becamemore refined in habits and manners. Taking a view, as far as history permits (see Part I.),of the past and present state of landscape-gardening in all countries, the objects desiredin the country-residence of a wealthy man, wishing to display his riches, are f
. An encyclopædia of gardening; . Boox IV. PRINCIPLES OF LANDSCAPE-GARDENING. 99,5 wealth and taste of individuals, Tliis art would be a very simple one in rude ages andxnild climates, when man had few wants, and scarcely any desires ; but, like other arts,would become more intricate as mankind betook to more variable climatesr and becamemore refined in habits and manners. Taking a view, as far as history permits (see Part I.),of the past and present state of landscape-gardening in all countries, the objects desiredin the country-residence of a wealthy man, wishing to display his riches, are fundament-ally the same. These were and are, adaptation to the habits of genteel life for the timebeing, as to matters of use and convenience ; and distinction from the common scenery ofthe country, as to matters of taste or beauty in landscape. The first object would prin-cipally affect the mansion and accompanying erections for men or cattle ; and thesewould, at first, be merely of greater dimension than those of the common mass
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