English style.-He observed that Nature, distorted by great labour and expense, had lost its power of pleasing, with the loss of its novelty; and that every place was now become nearly alike. He saw that more variety might be introduced by copying Nature, and by assisting her operations. Under his guidance, a total change in the fashion of gardens took place; and as the Dutch style had superseded the Italian, so the English garden became the universal fashion. Under the great leader, Brown, or rather those who patronised his discovery, we were taught that Nature was to be our only model. He lived to establish a fashion in gardening, which might have been expected to endure as long as Nature should exist.
