Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937, Parrish, Maxfield, 1870-1966 · New York, The Century co. · leaf 185
still lights on some lingering fragment of old garden-art— some pillared gateway or fluted vasca or brokenstatue cowering in its niche—all testifying to whatRomes crown of gardens must have been, and still fullof suggestion to the student of her past. 120 VIEVV^ FROM LOWER GARDEN, VILLA… … IV VILLAS NEAR ROME I CAPRAROLA AND LANTE THE great cardinals did not all build their villaswithin sight of St. Peters. One of them,Alexander Farnese, chose a site above themountain village of Caprarola, which looks forth overthe Etrurian plain strewn with its ancient cities—Nepi,Orte and Civita…
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