Since the removal of court yards and lofty garden walls from the front of a house, the true substitute for the ancient magnificence destroyed is the more cheerful landscape of modern park scenery; and, although its boundary ought in no case to be conspicuous, yet its actual dimensions should bear some proportion to the command of property by which the mansion is supported. If the yeoman destroys his farm by making what is called a Ferme ornee, he will absurdly sacrifice his income to his pleasure: but the country gentleman can only ornament his place by separating the features of farm and park; they are so totally incongruous as not to admit of any union but at the expense either of beauty or profit. The following comparative view will tend to confirm this assertion.
