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... possible in this world of repetitions . All that man- kind can do is to fit the old stories into new dresses , the wine into new bottles ; and what actually were the antecedents of the earliest of all that have been handed down to us it ...
... possible in this world of repetitions . All that man- kind can do is to fit the old stories into new dresses , the wine into new bottles ; and what actually were the antecedents of the earliest of all that have been handed down to us it ...
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... possible to find many examples in that illustrious age of men of action and affairs who in addition to their activities in the State were deeply engrossed in literary interests . Of this type were the Plinys ; and they bring home to us ...
... possible to find many examples in that illustrious age of men of action and affairs who in addition to their activities in the State were deeply engrossed in literary interests . Of this type were the Plinys ; and they bring home to us ...
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... possible to her own devices , then we approach nearer to the landscape ' or freer type . The pendulum has swung from time to time between these extremes . Variety is the greatest pleasure that nature can give us and , where gardens are ...
... possible to her own devices , then we approach nearer to the landscape ' or freer type . The pendulum has swung from time to time between these extremes . Variety is the greatest pleasure that nature can give us and , where gardens are ...
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amongst ancient appeared architecture arrangement artificial artistic avenues beauty became beds birds built canals Capability Brown centre century charm Chinese Chinese gardens cloister colour court cultivation Cut-work cypress decorative delight Dutch effect Egypt England English gardening fact fashion flowering plants flowers fountain French fruit grass Greece Greek green grotto ground groves Hampton Court hedges Helen Allingham herbs hills history of gardening horticulture idea Italian Italy land landscape later lawns lines manner marble medieval ment modern motive nature never ornament painting palace paradise park parterres period Persia Persian garden phase picture plants pleasure Pliny Pope Reginald Blomfield religious Renaissance Roman Rome roses scene scheme scientific seats shade side space spirit style surroundings symbolism taste temple terraces tion topiary tradition trees Tudor period variety VAUX-LE-VICOMTE Versailles villas violets walks walls wild Younger Pliny