imperfect essays. He had a fine eye for proportion, and fully appreciated thefascination of vistas, and long perspectives. Having banishedthe horrors of the topiary art, he knew how so to dispose ofhis masses of foliage—whether evergreen or deciduous—so thatin all the circling hours of the day, and… … o^ Q, Cj o CHISWIGK HOUSE tones of greens, and in dealing with trees that turn red andvellow in autumn. In the grounds at Chiswick there is a certain sedg}^ pool in thecentre of which is an obelisk—one of three in the gardens—and while its moss-grown base is reflected in the still water, itssummit…
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