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Page 7
... walks of planes , canals , baths , and breezes from the sea . Their gardens are never mentioned as affording shade ... walk of vines J.
... walks of planes , canals , baths , and breezes from the sea . Their gardens are never mentioned as affording shade ... walk of vines J.
Page 31
... walk are three descents by many stone steps , in the middle and at each end , into a very large parterre . This is di- vided into quarters by gravel - walks , & adorned with two fountains and eight statues in the sev- eral quarters . At ...
... walk are three descents by many stone steps , in the middle and at each end , into a very large parterre . This is di- vided into quarters by gravel - walks , & adorned with two fountains and eight statues in the sev- eral quarters . At ...
Page 32
... walks is out of the two summer - houses at the end of the first terrass - walk . The cloister facing the south is covered with vines , and would have been proper for an orange - house , and the other for myrtles or other more common ...
... walks is out of the two summer - houses at the end of the first terrass - walk . The cloister facing the south is covered with vines , and would have been proper for an orange - house , and the other for myrtles or other more common ...
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