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Page 51
... lawn , and the solemnity of the termination at the cypresses that lead up to his mother's tomb , are managed with exquisite judgment : and though lord Peterborough assisted him To form his quincunx and to rank his vines , those were not ...
... lawn , and the solemnity of the termination at the cypresses that lead up to his mother's tomb , are managed with exquisite judgment : and though lord Peterborough assisted him To form his quincunx and to rank his vines , those were not ...
Page 54
... pushed too far . Though an avenue crossing a park or separat- ing a lawn , and intercepting views from the seat to which it leads , are capital faults ; yet a great avenue * cut through woods , perhaps before en- tering 54.
... pushed too far . Though an avenue crossing a park or separat- ing a lawn , and intercepting views from the seat to which it leads , are capital faults ; yet a great avenue * cut through woods , perhaps before en- tering 54.
Page 67
... lawn and smooth- ness of turf : in a picture it becomes a dead and uniform spot , incapable of chiaro scuro , and to be broken insipidly by children , dogs , and other unmeaning figures . Since we have been familiarized to the study of ...
... lawn and smooth- ness of turf : in a picture it becomes a dead and uniform spot , incapable of chiaro scuro , and to be broken insipidly by children , dogs , and other unmeaning figures . Since we have been familiarized to the study of ...
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