LETTER V.

The Tuileries--The Gardens--The Statues--The Cabinets de Lecture--The

King’s Band--Regulations of the Gardens--Yankee modesty--The English

Parks--Proper estimate of riches--Policy of cultivating a taste

for innocent pleasures--Advantages of gardens--Should be made

ornamental--Cause of the French Revolution--Mr. Burke’s notion of the

English Parks--Climate of France p. 126-143

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