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... fountains and statues mattered much more than the flowers ) survived their beauties . When Henry VIII took over ... fountains and other fountains spouted from less proper places in statues . Romance demanded that anything with a pattern ...
... fountains and statues mattered much more than the flowers ) survived their beauties . When Henry VIII took over ... fountains and other fountains spouted from less proper places in statues . Romance demanded that anything with a pattern ...
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... fountains that cast water to a great height , and large ponds , two of which have islands for harbour of fowls , of ... fountain plays in divers forms of glasses , cups , crosses , fans , crowns , etc. Then the fountaineer represented a ...
... fountains that cast water to a great height , and large ponds , two of which have islands for harbour of fowls , of ... fountain plays in divers forms of glasses , cups , crosses , fans , crowns , etc. Then the fountaineer represented a ...
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... fountains , steps , pillars and what- not that a succession of galleries rather than any sort of flower garden is suggested . Even at that late date when the Renais- sance was bringing into favour the floral garden of to - day , statues ...
... fountains , steps , pillars and what- not that a succession of galleries rather than any sort of flower garden is suggested . Even at that late date when the Renais- sance was bringing into favour the floral garden of to - day , statues ...
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A. C. Swinburne Alexander Pope autumn beauty bees birds bloom blossoms botanic boughs breath called century charming colour cultivated daisies delight dial earth England English eyes famous favourite field fountains fruit Garden of Eden Gilbert White golden grass green groves grow H. A. L. Fisher happy hath hedge herbs J. B. S. Haldane John Evelyn labour lawn leaves less lilies live look Lord meadow motto nature never orchard Paradise perhaps physic garden pink plants pleasant pleasure poets Queen romance roses round scent season seed seen shade sing smell soil sort spring summer sweet Sylvia Townsend Warner thee things thou thought Timothy trees tulips unto vegetable verse violet W. H. Davies W. H. Hudson walk wall weeds wild flowers wilderness William William Shakespeare wind winter wood