the sizeand pretensions of the building, asmight lead one to surmise, that the prin-cipal occupation of the inhabitants wasthat of looking out of the windows.The following sketch will convey an ideaof the arrangement that I have attempt-ed to describe : The adaptation of the site to contem-plated… … feion on the edge of a fine healthy groveof oak and chestnut trees, a few of whichbad apparently been removed, so thatthe house could be fitted, as it were, inthe cleared space. An undergrowth ofdogwoods fringed the plantation, in earlysummer, with their snowy blossoms ; afew yards in front…
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