The minarets are placed at each end of the principal building. In my defign of them, as well as in the whole exterior decoration of the building itself, I have endeavoured to collect the principal particularities of the Turkish architecture. With regard to the interior decoration, I have not fo fcrupulously adhered to their style in building, but have aimed at fomething uncommon, and at the fame time pleafing. The walls of the cabinet are painted of a rich rofe colour, and thofe of the falon are straw-coloured. At the eight angles of the room are palm-trees modelled in ftucco, painted and varnished with various hues of green, in imitation of nature; which, at the top spread, and support the dome, represented as formed of reeds, bound together with ribbons of filk. The cove is fuppofed to be perforated, and a brilliant funny fky appears, finely painted by Mr. Wilfon of Covent-garden, the celebrated landscape painter.

In the way from the mofque towards the palace, there is a Gothic building, defigned by Mr. Muntz; the front representing a cathedral.

The Gallery of Antiques, was defigned by me, and executed in the year 1757.

Continuing your way from the laft mentioned building towards the palace, near the banks of the lake, ftands

THE

THE TEMPLE OF ARETHUSA,

A fmall Ionic building of four columns. It was defigned and built by me in the year 1758.

Near it there is a bridge thrown over a narrow channel of water, and leading to the island in the lake. The defign is, in a great measure, taken from one of Palladio's wooden bridges. It was erected in one night.

In various parts of the garden are erected covered feats, executed from two defigns, compofed by me in the year 1758.

There is now erecting in the garden of Kew, a Temple, defigned by me, in commemoration of the prefent peace. The portico is hexaftyle

Ionic; the columns fluted; the entablature enriched, and the tympan of the pediment adorned with baffo relievos. The cell is in the form of a latin cross, the ends of which are closed by femicircular sweeps, wherein are niches to receive ftatues: It is to be richly finished with ftucco ornaments, allufive to the occafion on which it is erected.

THE RUIN AT KEW

was defigned and built by me in the year 1759, in order to make a paffage for carriages and cattle, over one of the principal walks of the gar

den

den. My intention was to imitate a Roman antiquity, built of brick, with an incrustation of ftone. The defign is a triumphal arch, originally with three apertures, but two of them now closed up, and converted into rooms, to which you enter by doors made in the fides of the principal arch. The foffit of the principal arch is enriched with coffers and rofes, and both the fronts of the ftructure are ruftic. The north front is confined between rocks, overgrown with briars and other wild plants, and topped with thickets, amongst which are feen feveral columns, and other fragments of buildings, and at a little distance beyond the arch is seen an antique ftatue of a muse. The central structure of the ruin is bounded on each fide by a range of arches. There is a great quantity of cornices, and other fragments, fpread over the ground, feemingly fallen from the buildings; and in the thickets on each fide are seen several remains of piers, brickwalls, &c.

THE

THE HISTORY OR STORY OF

MONDOR.

SAID TO BE WRITTEN BY M. VOLTAIRE.

HE WAS IN AN ERROR.

A PROBABLE TALE.

E was in an error.---And who is not fo?--

HE

We in this world are only circled round by errors.---They are needful; they are the ties of all fociety;---they bend the mind to diffidence, and humble the aspiring paffion of self-love.--Whoever should be always in the right, would be infufferable.---There is no fault unpardonable but that of being wearifome.---Whenever we begin to tire others, we should retreat to folitude. -Let us proceed then to our ftory.

Mondor was born under unhappy aufpices.--He was a youth possessed of a just understanding, a fufceptible heart, and a gentle mind.---Three errors, which neceffarily must be productive of numbers more.---At his first entrance into life, he laid it down as his peculiar aim to be for ever in the right.---How far he found fuccefs in this defign, the fequel shall declare.

His earliest intimacy was with a man of influence at court, whofe wife was far from handfome.---The lady looked upon him as a wit, be caufe his person was a fine one; her husband thought him weak, because he never was of his opinion.---The wife made him numberlefs advances; but as he was not amorously inclined, he took no notice of them.---The nobleman defired him to examine a piece he had compofed, ór, at least, had fathered, on military discipline. ---When Mondor had perufed it, he, with great candour, told his patron, he thought his talent rather lay to peace.---A regiment foon fell;---a fluttering petit maitre put in for it; he found great merit in the courtier's piece, and complimented his lady on her beauty.---He got the regiment.---The fop was colonel.---Mondor was fincere.--. Here he was in an error,

Finding his hopes of fortune or preferment blafted by this adventure, he determined to live on what he had, and his next care was to pro cure a friend.---He got acquainted with the young Alcippus, and thought he had fucceeded.---Alcippus was good-natured and agreeable, made a decent figure, and passed for a man of fubftance.

One day he came to Mondor with an afflicted countenance.---Mondor by fympathy partook of his affliction, (for there is no one so weak as a good-hearted man of understanding) and begged

to