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Page 36
... late Mr. Joseph Spence , who had both taste and zeal for the present style , was so persuaded of the Chinese emperor's pleasure- ground being laid out on principles resembling ours , that he translated and published , under the name of ...
... late Mr. Joseph Spence , who had both taste and zeal for the present style , was so persuaded of the Chinese emperor's pleasure- ground being laid out on principles resembling ours , that he translated and published , under the name of ...
Page 38
... late years adopted our style in gardens ; but choosing to be fundamentally obliged to more remote rivals , they deny us half the merit , or rather the originality of the invention , by ascribing the discovery to the Chinese , and by ...
... late years adopted our style in gardens ; but choosing to be fundamentally obliged to more remote rivals , they deny us half the merit , or rather the originality of the invention , by ascribing the discovery to the Chinese , and by ...
Page 72
... ( with. * The old front , still extant , was erected by Thomas Wentworth late earl of Strafford : the new one was entirely designed by the present earl William himself . NOTE well be that Bell is the author of this 72.
... ( with. * The old front , still extant , was erected by Thomas Wentworth late earl of Strafford : the new one was entirely designed by the present earl William himself . NOTE well be that Bell is the author of this 72.
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