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Page 56
... picture , they will find satisfactions on those days that do not invite strangers to come and see their improvements . Fountains have with great reason been ban- ished from gardens as unnatural ; but it surprises me that they have not ...
... picture , they will find satisfactions on those days that do not invite strangers to come and see their improvements . Fountains have with great reason been ban- ished from gardens as unnatural ; but it surprises me that they have not ...
Page 65
... picture . Ought one man's garden to be deprived of a happy object , because that object has been employed by another ? The more we exact novelty , the sooner our taste will be vitiated . Situations are every where so various , that ...
... picture . Ought one man's garden to be deprived of a happy object , because that object has been employed by another ? The more we exact novelty , the sooner our taste will be vitiated . Situations are every where so various , that ...
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... picture . One misfortune in truth there is that throws a difficulty on the artist . A principal beauty in our gardens is the lawn and smooth- ness of turf : in a picture it becomes a dead and uniform spot , incapable of chiaro scuro ...
... picture . One misfortune in truth there is that throws a difficulty on the artist . A principal beauty in our gardens is the lawn and smooth- ness of turf : in a picture it becomes a dead and uniform spot , incapable of chiaro scuro ...
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