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Page 31
... quarters by gravel - walks , & adorned with two fountains and eight statues in the sev- eral quarters . At the end of the terrass - walk are two summer - houses , and the sides of the par- terre are ranged with two large cloisters open ...
... quarters by gravel - walks , & adorned with two fountains and eight statues in the sev- eral quarters . At the end of the terrass - walk are two summer - houses , and the sides of the par- terre are ranged with two large cloisters open ...
Page 38
... quarter set apart for that purpose ; the eunuchs sow , reap , and carry in their harvest in the imperial presence ; and his majesty returns to Pekin persuaded that he has been in the country . * * The French have of late years adopted ...
... quarter set apart for that purpose ; the eunuchs sow , reap , and carry in their harvest in the imperial presence ; and his majesty returns to Pekin persuaded that he has been in the country . * * The French have of late years adopted ...
Page 60
... quarter of one's garden to be melancholy in . Prospect , animat- ed prospect , is the theatre that will always be the most frequented . Prospects formerly were sacrificed to convenience and warmth . Thus Burleigh stands behind a hill ...
... quarter of one's garden to be melancholy in . Prospect , animat- ed prospect , is the theatre that will always be the most frequented . Prospects formerly were sacrificed to convenience and warmth . Thus Burleigh stands behind a hill ...
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