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... never been noticed , till a gentleman [ Mr. Pinkerton ] who reads and writes with the penetrating observation of Taci- tus , furnished me with the following quotation from book xv . of the Annals of that masterly author . Taciti Annal ...
... never been noticed , till a gentleman [ Mr. Pinkerton ] who reads and writes with the penetrating observation of Taci- tus , furnished me with the following quotation from book xv . of the Annals of that masterly author . Taciti Annal ...
Page 65
... 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 . thing of an old - fashioned garden from the land- 65.
... 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 . thing of an old - fashioned garden from the land- 65.
Page 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.
... . 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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