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... mean that kind of alpine scene , composed almost wholly of pines and firs , a few birch , and such trees as assimilate with a savage and mountainous coun- try . Mr. Charles Hamilton , at Pain's - hill , in my opinion has given a perfect ...
... mean that kind of alpine scene , composed almost wholly of pines and firs , a few birch , and such trees as assimilate with a savage and mountainous coun- try . Mr. Charles Hamilton , at Pain's - hill , in my opinion has given a perfect ...
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... Situations are every where so various , that there never can be a sameness , while the dis- position of the ground is studied and followed , and every incident of view turned to advantage . In the mean time how rich , how gay , 65.
... Situations are every where so various , that there never can be a sameness , while the dis- position of the ground is studied and followed , and every incident of view turned to advantage . In the mean time how rich , how gay , 65.
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An Essay Horace Walpole. In the mean time how rich , how gay , how picturesque the face of the country ! The demo- lition of walls laying open each improvement , every journey is made through a succession of pictures ; and even where ...
An Essay Horace Walpole. In the mean time how rich , how gay , how picturesque the face of the country ! The demo- lition of walls laying open each improvement , every journey is made through a succession of pictures ; and even where ...
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