Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937 · New York : Century · leaf 313
erthe new order of gardening that it requires an effort ofthe imagination to reconstruct from them an image ofwhat the old lake-gardens must have been before everyrich proprietor tried to convert his marble terraces intoan English park. Almost to be included among lake-villas is the beau-tiful… … VJLLA CICOGNA, FROM THE TERRACE ABOV^E THE HOUSE LOMBARD VILLAS be unknown to the present owners, is an early Renais-sance building of great beauty, with a touch of Tuscanausterity in its design. The plain front, with deep pro-jecting eaves and widely spaced windows, might standon some village…
