Pleasure of RuinsHudson, 1953 - 466 pages |
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Page 34
... gardens at Beloeil were tastefully decorated with these elegant whimsies , condemned the English templomanie and ... gardens of " mylords atrabilaires " were as little agreeable in his eyes as their owners . Nor did Italian gardens ...
... gardens at Beloeil were tastefully decorated with these elegant whimsies , condemned the English templomanie and ... gardens of " mylords atrabilaires " were as little agreeable in his eyes as their owners . Nor did Italian gardens ...
Page 141
... garden of tulips before our dazzled eyes , among the verdure , terraces and streams of that abandoned , cypress - grown quarter where the Sultans reigned among their viziers , janissaries , harems and pleasure gardens for four sumptuous ...
... garden of tulips before our dazzled eyes , among the verdure , terraces and streams of that abandoned , cypress - grown quarter where the Sultans reigned among their viziers , janissaries , harems and pleasure gardens for four sumptuous ...
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... gardens , before moving on to Naples . He had something of the universal curiosity of John Evelyn , with much less expertise , learning and taste . Evelyn also explored all the sights of Rome with delight ; to him noble villas , gardens ...
... gardens , before moving on to Naples . He had something of the universal curiosity of John Evelyn , with much less expertise , learning and taste . Evelyn also explored all the sights of Rome with delight ; to him noble villas , gardens ...
Contents
THE STUPENDOUS PAST | 40 |
GHOSTLY STREETS | 255 |
THE HAUNTING GODS 311 | 313 |
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