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... English trees and lawns had not secured so fashionable an advocate . Mr. Walpole adorned everything that he touched , and nature was no exception . His eminence as a critic and historian of English art was unrivalled — it still is . And ...
... English trees and lawns had not secured so fashionable an advocate . Mr. Walpole adorned everything that he touched , and nature was no exception . His eminence as a critic and historian of English art was unrivalled — it still is . And ...
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... English trees and lawns had not secured so fashionable an advocate . Mr. Walpole adorned everything that he touched , and nature was no exception . His eminence as a critic and historian of English art was unrivalled - it still is . And ...
... English trees and lawns had not secured so fashionable an advocate . Mr. Walpole adorned everything that he touched , and nature was no exception . His eminence as a critic and historian of English art was unrivalled - it still is . And ...
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... English gardens described by Hentzner in the reign of Elizabeth are exact copies of those of Pliny . In that at Whitehall was a sundial and a jet - d'eau , which on turning a cock spurted out water and sprinkled the spectators . In lord ...
... English gardens described by Hentzner in the reign of Elizabeth are exact copies of those of Pliny . In that at Whitehall was a sundial and a jet - d'eau , which on turning a cock spurted out water and sprinkled the spectators . In lord ...
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