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... necessary for him to an- imate with the colouring and glow of poetry . It is his want of ideas , of imagination , of taste , that I censure , when he dictated on a subject that is capable of all the graces that a knowl- edge of ...
... necessary for him to an- imate with the colouring and glow of poetry . It is his want of ideas , of imagination , of taste , that I censure , when he dictated on a subject that is capable of all the graces that a knowl- edge of ...
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... necessary from one to the other . " The perfectest figure of a garden I ever saw , either at home or abroad , was that of Moor- park in Hertfordshire , when I knew it about thirty years ago . It was made by the countess of Bedford ...
... necessary from one to the other . " The perfectest figure of a garden I ever saw , either at home or abroad , was that of Moor- park in Hertfordshire , when I knew it about thirty years ago . It was made by the countess of Bedford ...
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... entitled Observations on modern Gardening . The work is very ingeniously and carefully executed , and in point of utility rather exceeds than omits any necessary directions . The author will excuse me if I think it a little excess , when ...
... entitled Observations on modern Gardening . The work is very ingeniously and carefully executed , and in point of utility rather exceeds than omits any necessary directions . The author will excuse me if I think it a little excess , when ...
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