Godfrey, Walter Hindes, 1881- · [London] B. T. Batsford, ltd · leaf 99
generation endeavoured to propitiatethe sylvan deities. Such attempts overdid theirintention, they out-Heroded Herod, and by theircoarseness prevented all the delicate colouring andslow softening of outline—the nuances and half-shadeswhich Nature loves unaided to express. Theserustic extravagances… … Fig. 19.—Oak Gate. WALLS AND HEDGES jj Wherever there is local stone no trouble shouldbe experienced in raising gardens walls. Ashlar(that is, smooth worked stone in regular courses)should be employed only where important archi-tectural work is to be carried out, although softerstones such as Ham…
