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... walls and columns of silver , he cer- tainly intended that the garden should be pro- portionably magnificent . We are sure therefore , that as late as Homer's age an enclosure of four acres , comprehending orchard , vineyard , and ...
... walls and columns of silver , he cer- tainly intended that the garden should be pro- portionably magnificent . We are sure therefore , that as late as Homer's age an enclosure of four acres , comprehending orchard , vineyard , and ...
Page 13
... walls ; and in climes where fruits were not lavished by the ripening glow of nature and soil , fruit - trees were assisted and sheltered from surrounding winds by the like expedient ; for the inundation of luxuries which have swelled ...
... walls ; and in climes where fruits were not lavished by the ripening glow of nature and soil , fruit - trees were assisted and sheltered from surrounding winds by the like expedient ; for the inundation of luxuries which have swelled ...
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... walls & terrasses ; and so many iron gates , that we recollect those ancient romances , in which every entrance was guarded by nymphs or dragons . At lady Orford's at Piddletown in Dorsetshire , there was , when my brother married , a ...
... walls & terrasses ; and so many iron gates , that we recollect those ancient romances , in which every entrance was guarded by nymphs or dragons . At lady Orford's at Piddletown in Dorsetshire , there was , when my brother married , a ...
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