Picturesque English cottages and their doorway gardens (1905)
Ditchfield, P. H. (Peter Hampson), 1854-1930 · Philadelphia : J.C. Winston · leaf 22
flowers. Some of theserural retreats are cleverly designed and fol-low the lines of our ancient dwelling-places,but are replete with modern comforts. It istrue that some have so far forgot the realprinciples of art as to imitate the old half-timbered cottages by painting the surface oftheir walls… … A MODERN COTTAGE AT LEIGH 17 Picturesque English Cottages and Their Doorway Gardens But the old cottage need not generally beashamed of its more comfortable and conve-nient modern copy, which serves a usefulpurpose and leads us modern folk back toNature and the joys of country Hfe. Perhapswe may…
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