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... woods , and rivers were necessary and if they weren't provided by nature they must be by man . The eye travelling to ... wood , water , and rocks , ' but the lily might be ju- diciously gilded . Cows and sheep — particularly cows — were ...
... woods , and rivers were necessary and if they weren't provided by nature they must be by man . The eye travelling to ... wood , water , and rocks , ' but the lily might be ju- diciously gilded . Cows and sheep — particularly cows — were ...
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... woods , there open spaces and prospects . The masters and designers being Severus and Celer ; men possest of genius and courage to attempt by art even what nature had denied . ” * At Warwick - castle is an ancient suit of arras , in ...
... woods , there open spaces and prospects . The masters and designers being Severus and Celer ; men possest of genius and courage to attempt by art even what nature had denied . ” * At Warwick - castle is an ancient suit of arras , in ...
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... wood for two miles and bounded by the sea . The very extensive lawns at that seat , richly enclosed by venerable beech woods , and cheq- uered by single beeches of vast size , particularly when you stand in the portico of the temple and ...
... wood for two miles and bounded by the sea . The very extensive lawns at that seat , richly enclosed by venerable beech woods , and cheq- uered by single beeches of vast size , particularly when you stand in the portico of the temple and ...
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