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tag A TOUR-THROUGH
the ftranger’s notice. We paffed the lake Meller in
the Admiral’s barge, which Sir Thomas had procured us
for the occafion. This Palace is a ftately fabric, fituated
on the banks of the lake Meller; the Gardens, though
extenfive, did not imprefs us with the Idea of Royalty:
They are very much negleéted and laid out in the Dutch
tafte, which began to prevail in England in the time of
King William. I muft-own I was equally difappointed
in the Paintings. Though I pretend not to be any. great.
connoiffeurmyfelf in this agreeable art, yet Icould difcern.
that they were more adapted to an attic flory or lumber
garret than to be ufed as the ornamental decorations of.
a Royal Palace.
~ePhere is at this place-avery-ourious colleétion of An-
tiquities by the late Queen Dowager, particularly from:
the ruins of Herculaneum, with other Roman curiofities.
There is alfo a well colleGted Library, which does the
royal Foundrefs much credit. This Palace is the favorite
Summer refidence of his prefent Majelty ; Iwas there-
fore the more aftonifhed to fee fo littie attention paid, to,
render it. neat and comfortable,
LET
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