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... Villa of Mr. Horace Walpole at Strawberry- Hill , near Twickenham ' . . . Strawberry - Hill , 1784 . A formal garden : Willton in Wiltshire vii View from the great bedchamber at 17 Strawberry - hill View from the terrace at Strawberry ...
... Villa of Mr. Horace Walpole at Strawberry- Hill , near Twickenham ' . . . Strawberry - Hill , 1784 . A formal garden : Willton in Wiltshire vii View from the great bedchamber at 17 Strawberry - hill View from the terrace at Strawberry ...
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... villas . As he used his Laurentine villa for his winter retreat , it is not surprising that the gar- den makes no considerable part of the account . All he says of it is , that the gestatio or place of exercise , which surrounded the ...
... villas . As he used his Laurentine villa for his winter retreat , it is not surprising that the gar- den makes no considerable part of the account . All he says of it is , that the gestatio or place of exercise , which surrounded the ...
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... villa he is more diffuse , the garden makes a considerable part of the descrip- tion — and what was the principal beauty of that pleasure - ground ? Exactly what was the admira- tion of this country about threescore years ago ; box ...
... villa he is more diffuse , the garden makes a considerable part of the descrip- tion — and what was the principal beauty of that pleasure - ground ? Exactly what was the admira- tion of this country about threescore years ago ; box ...
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