The Englishman's house, from a cottage to a mansion. A practical guide to members of building societies, and all interested in selecting or building a house (1871)
Richardson, C. J. (Charles James), 1806-1871 · London, J. C. Hotten · leaf 11
d colour smoothand even, either in painting or reality they were beau-tiful ; in ruins, there is no denying they are highlypicturesque. Observe the process by which time, thegreat author of such changes works, first by means ofweather stains, partial incrustations, mosses, &c.,… … Roman Temple in Kuins. INTRODUCTION. upon wliat was perhaps smooth turf or pavement, ornicely trimmed walks and shrubberies, now mixed andovergrown with wild plants and creepers that crawlover and shoot among the falling ruins. Sedums,wall-flowers, and other plants that bear drought,…
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