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... contriving figures , where the beau- ty shall be great and strike the eye , but without any order or disposition of parts that shall be commonly or easily observed . And though we have hardly any notion of this sort of beauty , 34.
... contriving figures , where the beau- ty shall be great and strike the eye , but without any order or disposition of parts that shall be commonly or easily observed . And though we have hardly any notion of this sort of beauty , 34.
Page 40
... observed two very coquet sphinxes . These lady monsters had straw hats gracefully smart on one side of their heads , and silken cloaks half veiling their necks ; all executed in stone . mottos , in yew , box and holly . Absurdity 40.
... observed two very coquet sphinxes . These lady monsters had straw hats gracefully smart on one side of their heads , and silken cloaks half veiling their necks ; all executed in stone . mottos , in yew , box and holly . Absurdity 40.
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... observed in the garden at Gub- bins * in Hertfordshire many detached thoughts that strongly indicate the dawn of modern taste . * The seat of the late sir Jeremy Sambroke . It had formerly belonged to lady More , mother - in - law of ...
... observed in the garden at Gub- bins * in Hertfordshire many detached thoughts that strongly indicate the dawn of modern taste . * The seat of the late sir Jeremy Sambroke . It had formerly belonged to lady More , mother - in - law of ...
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