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Page ix
... woods , and rivers were necessary and if they weren't provided by nature they must be by man . The eye travelling to ... wood , water , and rocks , ' but the lily might be ju- diciously gilded . Cows and sheep — particularly cows - were ...
... woods , and rivers were necessary and if they weren't provided by nature they must be by man . The eye travelling to ... wood , water , and rocks , ' but the lily might be ju- diciously gilded . Cows and sheep — particularly cows - were ...
Page 52
... . His clumps were puny ; he aimed at immediate effect , and planted not for futurity . One sees no large woods sketched out by his direction . Nor are we yet entirely risen above a too great frequency of small clumps , 52.
... . His clumps were puny ; he aimed at immediate effect , and planted not for futurity . One sees no large woods sketched out by his direction . Nor are we yet entirely risen above a too great frequency of small clumps , 52.
Page 55
... wood for two miles and bounded by the sea . The very extensive lawns at that seat , richly enclosed by venerable beech woods , and cheq- uered by single beeches of vast size , particularly when you stand in the portico of the temple and ...
... wood for two miles and bounded by the sea . The very extensive lawns at that seat , richly enclosed by venerable beech woods , and cheq- uered by single beeches of vast size , particularly when you stand in the portico of the temple and ...
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