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Page 6
... walls and columns of silver , he cer- tainly intended that the garden should be pro- portionably magnificent . We are sure therefore , that as late as Homer's age an enclosure of four acres , comprehending orchard , vineyard , and ...
... walls and columns of silver , he cer- tainly intended that the garden should be pro- portionably magnificent . We are sure therefore , that as late as Homer's age an enclosure of four acres , comprehending orchard , vineyard , and ...
Page 13
... walls ; and in climes where fruits were not lavished by the ripening glow of nature and soil , fruit - trees were assisted and sheltered from surrounding winds by the like expedient ; for the inundation of luxuries which have swelled ...
... walls ; and in climes where fruits were not lavished by the ripening glow of nature and soil , fruit - trees were assisted and sheltered from surrounding winds by the like expedient ; for the inundation of luxuries which have swelled ...
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... walls laying open each improvement , every journey is made through a succession of pictures ; and even where taste is wanting in the spot improved , the general view is embellished by variety . If no relapse to barbarism , formali- ty ...
... walls laying open each improvement , every journey is made through a succession of pictures ; and even where taste is wanting in the spot improved , the general view is embellished by variety . If no relapse to barbarism , formali- ty ...
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acres admired æra Alcinous ancient Anecdotes of Painting architecture artists basons beauty beech bestowed Bibliographical Note bridge cascades censure Chinese pagoda Christopher Hussey Claud Claud Lorrain cloisters dening designed distant edition enclosure expence fantastic farther fashions ferme ornée firs forest fountains French GARDEN AT STOURTON grace grotto groves Hampton-court hedges HOARE'S GARDEN HORACE WALPOLE ideas improvements invention Ionic order ished Kent Kent's labyrinth landscape lawn lord magnificent marble MODERN GARDENING nature Observations on modern orchard ornament painter Painting in England palace Paradise park parterre perfect Philip Southcote piazza Navona picture pines planted Pliny portico prospect quincunx reign river river Derwent royal rude savage garden scene seat seen shade sharawadgis shrubs sir William Temple solitude spot square steps Stourhead Strawberry Hill STRAWBERRY-HILL style of gardening summer-houses sunk fence surprise symmetry terrass-walk terrasses trees verdant villa vineyard W. S. LEWIS walks walls Walpole's WILLTON WILTSHIRE woods