Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937 · New York : Century · leaf 198
se-arbours or strolling betweenespaliered lemon-trees, discussing a Greek manuscriptor a Roman bronze, or listening to the last sonnet of thecardinals court poet. The lower garden of Caprarola is a mere wreck ofovergrown box-parterres and crumbling wall and balus-trade. Plaster statues in all… … VILLAS NEAR ROME tectural detail of the fountains and arches is sumptuousand beautiful, but the outline of the general plan is noteasy to trace; and one must pass out of this enclosureand climb through hanging oak-woods to a higher levelto gain an idea of what the gardens once were. Beyond the…
