Elgood, George Samuel, 1851- · London, New York, Bombay & Calcutta : Longmans, Green and Co. · leaf 61
sle of a Gothiccathedral. Marble sculptures, much weather-stained, and generallybroken-nosed, stood along these stately walks; there were manyfountains gushing up into the sunshine; we likewise found a richflower-garden, containing rare specimens of exotic flowers, and giganticcactuses, and also an… … VILLA CORSINI The Villa Corsini lies on the slopes of the Janiculum at the rear of thePalazzo Corsini, now the Royal Academy of Science. Purchased by theGovernment about 1884, the lower part of the grounds was devoted tobotanical gardens, the upper being included in the grounds which areattached to…
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