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piece of water before it. The back
front has an Ionic portico of four
columns, but having no pediment does
not make so agreeable a figure as could
be wished.
This is one of the finest seats in
England belonging to a private gentle-
man; it is adorned with many capi-
tal pictures, a list whereof is here given;
and the gardens, park, and country
around, render it a most delightful
seat: yet this fine edifice was begun,
raised, and covered, in the space of
eleven months. At a small distance
is the College erected by Sir John
Morden, Bart. for a particular account
of which see Morden College.
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