History of architecture, from the earliest times; its present condition in Europe and the United States; with a biography of eminent architects, and a glossary of architectural terms (1848)
Tuthill, Louisa C. (Louisa Caroline), 1798-1879 · Philadelphia, Lindsay and Blakiston · leaf 342
try, containing as it does, in its wide ex-tent, hills and mountains, sheltered dells and far-spreading valleys, lake-sides and river-sides; affi)rdsevery possible situation for picturesque villas; andgreat care should be taken that appropriate sites bechosen for appropriate and comfortable… … pensable attribute, comfort, he had better leave it toornament his grounds, like an artificial ruin, and buildhimself another to live in. Cottages are at presentquite the rage in many parts of the United States.Some outre enormities are styled Swiss cottages, (Fig.37,) quite unlike the cottage…
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