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Page 25
... four to walk abreast ; which I would have to be perfect circles without any bulwarks or emboss- ments ; and the whole Mount , to be thirty foot high ; and some fine banquetting house , with some chimneys neatly cast and without too much ...
... four to walk abreast ; which I would have to be perfect circles without any bulwarks or emboss- ments ; and the whole Mount , to be thirty foot high ; and some fine banquetting house , with some chimneys neatly cast and without too much ...
Page 135
... four gilt nozzles from a fountain of elaborate Gothic design supported by four crouching lions . Susannah , hatted and dressed in a long richly brocaded gown , is apparently unaware 135 MONASTERY AND ORCHARD GARDENS.
... four gilt nozzles from a fountain of elaborate Gothic design supported by four crouching lions . Susannah , hatted and dressed in a long richly brocaded gown , is apparently unaware 135 MONASTERY AND ORCHARD GARDENS.
Page 184
... four dragons , six lions , five greyhounds , five harts and four unicorns . £ 32 was paid for thirty stone beasts in the pond yard and for 180 posts painted 184 A SHORT HISTORY OF GARDENS.
... four dragons , six lions , five greyhounds , five harts and four unicorns . £ 32 was paid for thirty stone beasts in the pond yard and for 180 posts painted 184 A SHORT HISTORY OF GARDENS.
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