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... parterre , to make a garden in the reign of Trajan serve for a description of one in that of king William . In one passage above , Pliny * The English gardens described by Hentzner in the reign of Elizabeth are exact copies of those of ...
... parterre , to make a garden in the reign of Trajan serve for a description of one in that of king William . In one passage above , Pliny * The English gardens described by Hentzner in the reign of Elizabeth are exact copies of those of ...
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... parterre . This is di- vided into quarters by gravel - walks , & adorned with two fountains and eight statues in the sev- eral quarters . At the end of the terrass - walk are two summer - houses , and the sides of the par- terre are ...
... parterre . This is di- vided into quarters by gravel - walks , & adorned with two fountains and eight statues in the sev- eral quarters . At the end of the terrass - walk are two summer - houses , and the sides of the par- terre are ...
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... parterre is a descent by many steps flying on each side of a grotto that lies between them , covered with lead and flat , into the lower garden , which is all fruit- trees ranged about the several quarters of a wil- derness which is ...
... parterre is a descent by many steps flying on each side of a grotto that lies between them , covered with lead and flat , into the lower garden , which is all fruit- trees ranged about the several quarters of a wil- derness which is ...
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