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... fountain is rising and disappearing . open ; Dotted about are marble seats , with little fountains near them to welcome the tired walker . The whole length of the garden is refreshed by gurgling streams led by pipes , which are also ...
... fountain is rising and disappearing . open ; Dotted about are marble seats , with little fountains near them to welcome the tired walker . The whole length of the garden is refreshed by gurgling streams led by pipes , which are also ...
Page 150
... fountain of Neptune aiming at a fish , the water issuing through the three jets of his trident . There was also a canal guarded by twelve watchdogs carved in stone , and water gushed from the heads of winged dragons . The great fountain ...
... fountain of Neptune aiming at a fish , the water issuing through the three jets of his trident . There was also a canal guarded by twelve watchdogs carved in stone , and water gushed from the heads of winged dragons . The great fountain ...
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... fountain of the Graces and the marble staircase forming eleven waterfalls down to the central parterre in front of the palace . From these we hurried on to the various fountains of the Ocho Calles , but trying to avoid the crush I ...
... fountain of the Graces and the marble staircase forming eleven waterfalls down to the central parterre in front of the palace . From these we hurried on to the various fountains of the Ocho Calles , but trying to avoid the crush I ...
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