Elgood, George Samuel, 1851- · London, New York, Bombay & Calcutta : Longmans, Green and Co. · leaf 64
m the thighs, and their serpent-like coils appear above thesurface of the water or peer through the masses of water-lilies, whichcover the basin and bid fair to take entire possession of it. Large bright blue dragon-flies sport in the sun; green frogs, invisibleagainst the green leaves, jump with a… … Until quite recently the beauty of this fountain was much enhancedby a tall hedge of bay-trees, which formed a semicircle around it, anopening at the back showing the pathway which leads upwards to thecascade and bosco beyond; but this too has been destroyed by thetoo zealous hand of the Government…
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