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Page 54
... give a greater air of truth to the scene --but he was soon laughed out of this excess . His ruling principle was , that nature abhors a straight line - His mimics , for every genius has his apes , seemed to think that she could love ...
... give a greater air of truth to the scene --but he was soon laughed out of this excess . His ruling principle was , that nature abhors a straight line - His mimics , for every genius has his apes , seemed to think that she could love ...
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... give the history of them . A system of rules pushed to a great degree of re- finement , and collected from the best examples and practice , has been lately given in a book entitled Observations on modern Gardening . The work is very ...
... give the history of them . A system of rules pushed to a great degree of re- finement , and collected from the best examples and practice , has been lately given in a book entitled Observations on modern Gardening . The work is very ...
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... give the history of them . A system of rules pushed to a great degree of re- finement , and collected from the best examples and practice , has been lately given in a book entitled Observations on modern Gardening . The work is very ...
... give the history of them . A system of rules pushed to a great degree of re- finement , and collected from the best examples and practice , has been lately given in a book entitled Observations on modern Gardening . The work is very ...
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