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A book of English gardens, written (1906)

Gloag, M. R, Wyatt, Katharine Montagu · London, Methuen & co · leaf 280

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basin, coveredwith pure white Water Lilies, which can becrossed in the correct Japanese way by stepping-stones, or by a little rustic bridge; while below itlies another Lawn even greener than the last(well might Pepys exclaim at the beauty of thegreen of England—no way to be found inFrance!), and… … THK JAPANESK GAKUEN, HOLLAND HOUSE HOLLAND HOUSE 235 This unique Garden—such a surprise amongits English surroundings—is surely a sign of thecosmopolitan taste of the English people, whohave so often imitated Italian, Dutch and FrenchGardens with all their particular beauties: a newnote, in fact,…

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